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Hi that reply helped a lot, especially the trick of -b/a is sum of solutions. Is there a trick for when the product of values that satisfy the equation is asked?

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What is the sum of all values of 'x' that satisfies the equation:

\(\sqrt{6x} = 1 + \sqrt{5x + 3}\)

(A) -28
(B) 20
(C) 0
(D) 28
(E) 38


\(\sqrt{6x} = 1 + \sqrt{5x + 3}\)
\(\sqrt{6x} -1 =\sqrt{5x + 3}\)
Square both sides
\(6x+1-2\sqrt{6x}=5x+3\)
\(x-2=2\sqrt{6x}\)
Square both sides
\(4+x^2-4x=24x...........x^2-28x-4=0\)

In a quadratic equation \(ax^2+bx+c=0\), the sum of roots =\(\frac{-b}{a}\)

Hence, sum of roots or possible values of x = \(\frac{-(-28)}{1} =28\)


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The product of roots is given by: \( \frac{ c}{a } \)
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Mentioned equation also has one condition, which is x should be >0 (due to square root). But the quadratic has both positive solution (Product of root is positive and sum of roots is also positive, only possible when both roots are positive). Hence we can solve it directly by taking square on both side.
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