SOLUTION: Kurt says that you can take the square root of each side of an equation. Therefore, he says (x+2)^2+(y-5)^2=36 and (x+2)+(y-5)=6 are equivalent equations. Dana says they are NOT.

SOLUTION: Kurt says that you can take the square root of each side of an equation. Therefore, he says (x+2)^2+(y-5)^2=36 and (x+2)+(y-5)=6 are equivalent equations. Dana says they are NOT.

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Question 852529: Kurt says that you can take the square root of each side of an equation. Therefore, he says (x+2)^2+(y-5)^2=36 and (x+2)+(y-5)=6 are equivalent equations. Dana says they are NOT. Who is correct? Explain your answer?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can take the sqrt of each side, but you have to get it right.
The sq root of (x+2)^2+(y-5)^2 is not (x+2)+(y-5)
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