Difference between revisions of "1995 AHSME Problems/Problem 2"

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If $\sqrt {2 + \sqrt {x}} = 3$ , then $x =$

$\mathrm{(A) \ 1 } \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ \sqrt{7} } \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ 7 } \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ 49 } \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ 121 }$

$2 + \sqrt{x} = 9 \Longrightarrow \sqrt{x} = 7 \Longrightarrow x = 49 \Rightarrow \mathrm{(D)}$

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 == See also ==
-{{Old AMC12 box|year=1995|before=First question|num-a=2}}
+{{Old AMC12 box|year=1995|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
 [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]]