SOLUTION: I'm not really sure how you would solve this? square root of x plus 5 equals 8

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: I'm not really sure how you would solve this?
square root of x plus 5 equals 8
This question is from textbook algebra structure and method

Answer by SandySharma(35)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
square root of (x + 5) = 8
Now square both sides, we will get;
x + 5 = 8^2
x + 5 = 64
subtract 5 on both sides
x = 64 -5
x = 59

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