Basic
2007


Problem - 2657
What real value of $x$ satisfies $\sqrt{5x} - \sqrt{2x} = 5-2$?

The answer is $\boxed{7+2\sqrt{10}}$. \begin{align} \sqrt{5x} &= 3+\sqrt{2x}\\ 5x &= 9 + 2x + 6\sqrt{2x}\\ 3x-9&= 6\sqrt{2x}\\ x-3&=2\sqrt{2x}\\ x^2-6x+9&=8x\\ x^2 - 14 x + 9&=0\\ x&=7\pm 2\sqrt{10} \end{align} Because $x$ must be positive in order to make $\sqrt{5x}$ defined. Thus the final answer is $7+2\sqrt{10}$.

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