## anonymous 5 years ago solve symbolically 3 sq x-3+27=51

1. anonymous

2. myininaya

I think thats what he means

3. anonymous

4. anonymous

$3\sqrt{x-3}+27=51$

5. anonymous

move the 27 over, then divide by 3 on both sides

6. anonymous

51+27 then divide by 3

7. anonymous

no, subtract 27 from both sides

8. anonymous

u get 24, then divide by 3 to get rid of the number infront of the radical.. so u get 8

9. anonymous

yeah that is what i have

10. anonymous

so what then do I put it $3\sqrt{8-3?}$

11. anonymous

27 cancels on left side

12. anonymous

$3\sqrt{x-3}=24$

13. anonymous

$\sqrt{x-3}=24/3$

14. anonymous

$\sqrt{x-3}=8$

15. anonymous

16. anonymous

r u trying to find x? is that what u mean by symbolically

17. anonymous

yes

18. anonymous

all it says is solve the equation symbolically

19. anonymous

$(\sqrt{x-3})^2= (8)^2$

20. anonymous

x-3=64, add 3 to the other side, nd u get 67

21. anonymous

okay I got that i see where you get it

22. anonymous

that is what x is equal to, but i dont know what it means by solve symbolically..i hope it helped a bit

23. anonymous

thank you I will see when I do my test and submit it