SOLUTION: can you please help me answer the problem {{{ sqrt(x+5)-6=-2 }}}? thank you!

Question 492037: can you please help me answer the problem ? thank you!
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
equation is:

add 6 to both sides of the equation to get:

combine like terms to get:

square both sides of the equation to get:

subtract 5 from both sides of the equation to get:

that's your answer.

substitute 11 for x in the original equation to get:

becomes:

which becomes:

which becomes:

which becomes:

which is true, confirming the value of 11 for x is good.

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