SOLUTION: {{{ sqrt (50 + 7k) }}} = (k + 8) I am supposed to figure out what the variable is. So far, I have squared both sides so the "50 + 7k" is no longer a square root. and the k is sq

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: = (k + 8)
I am supposed to figure out what the variable is. So far, I have squared both sides so the "50 + 7k" is no longer a square root. and the k is squared and 8 is now 64. From there, I subtracted 50 from both sides, but then I got to a place where I had to find the square root of "7k" and then i got totally lost. Would you be able to help me? Thank you. This question is from textbook

Found 2 solutions by avidreader27, tutorcecilia:
Answer by avidreader27(9) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first problem occured when you tried to square (k+8). The answer would not be K^2 and 64. The square that, you need to multiply like this:
(k+8)(k+8) which gives: k^2+16k+64.
You then have:
50+7k = k^2+16k=64
move the 50 and 7k to the other side:
k^2+9k+14=0
then you factor this equation:
(k+7)(k+2)
setting each of these = to 0 to solve for k you get:
k+7=0 and k+2=0
k= -7 or -2 <---- answer
Hope this helps!!!
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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0=(k+7)(k+2)
k+7=0
k=-7
or
k+2=0
k=-2
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check by plugging k=-7 and k=-2 back into the orignal equation and solve for each value.
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