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prealgebra senior

Problem

What is the value of such that ?
Solution
We will simplify the fraction inside the square root first. Since , we can rewrite the fraction as . The entire equation becomes . Taking the square root of gives us Therefore, our equation now is . The right hand side becomes . The equation becomes , so .
Final answer
33