SOLUTION: Solve for x: {{{x+4=4sqrt(x+1)}}}

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Question 379025: Solve for x:
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Hi,
Solve for x: ***



cross mulitiplying to solve for s
(x+4)^2 = 16(x+1)
x^2 + 8x + 16 = 16x + 16
x^2 -8x = 0
x(x-8) = 0
x = 0
(x-8) = 0
x = 8
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4 = 4
12 = 4*3 = 12
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