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An HVAC technician is using the equation $3\sqrt{3x - 5} - 8 = 4$ to calibrate a thermostat's sensitivity. True or False: According to the standard four-step procedure for solving radical equations, the first step the technician should take to isolate the radical term is to add 8 to both sides of the equation.

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