Problem

b) $\sqrt{x-1 \sqrt{2 x-2}}=2$

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Answer

\(\boxed{x = 2, x = 9}\)

Steps

Step 1 :\(\sqrt{x-1 \sqrt{2 x-2}}=2\)

Step 2 :Square both sides: \(x-1 \sqrt{2 x-2} = 2^2 = 4\)

Step 3 :Move 4 to the left side: \(1 \sqrt{2 x-2} = x - 4\)

Step 4 :Square both sides again: \(2x - 2 = (x - 4)^2\)

Step 5 :Expand the right side: \(2x - 2 = x^2 - 8x + 16\)

Step 6 :Move all terms to the right side: \(x^2 - 10x + 18 = 0\)

Step 7 :Factor the quadratic: \((x - 2)(x - 9) = 0\)

Step 8 :Solve for x: \(x = 2\) or \(x = 9\)

Step 9 :Check the solutions: \(\sqrt{2-1 \sqrt{2 \cdot 2-2}}=2\) and \(\sqrt{9-1 \sqrt{2 \cdot 9-2}}=2\)

Step 10 :\(\boxed{x = 2, x = 9}\)

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