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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #2309

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If $2\sqrt{x - 1} + 3 = 11$, what is the value of $x$?
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Isolate radical: $2\sqrt{x - 1} = 8 \implies \sqrt{x - 1} = 4$. Square both sides: $x - 1 = 16 \implies x = 17$....

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