How do you solve # 9 = sqrt(3x)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-31T11:09:27

#x=27#

#9=sqrt(3x)#

Square both sides,

#81=3x#

Divide both sides by #3#,

#x=27#

Answer 2 · 2018-08-10T03:00:19

#x=27#

To get rid of the radical, we can square both sides to get

#3x=81#

To completely isolate the #x# term, we can divide both sides by #3# to get

#x=27#

Hope this helps!