SOLUTION: square root of y+1 plus square root of y-4=5

Algebra.Com
Question 244789: square root of y+1 plus square root of y-4=5
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(y+1)+sqrt(y-4)=5
sqrt(y-4)=5-sqrt(y+1)
y-4=y-10sqrt(y+1)+26 square each side
-10sqrt(y+1)=-30
sqrt(y+1)=3
y+1=9 square each side
y=8
.
Ed

RELATED QUESTIONS

Square root of y over the square root of y plus the square root of... (answered by Alan3354)
(4 square root of 3 plus 9 square root of 5).(square root 3 plus 6 square root of... (answered by checkley77)
square root of 3 plus 4 square root of 192 plus 3 square root of... (answered by JBarnum)
square root of 45 plus square root of... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
1 minus the square root of 3 divided by 4 plus the square root of... (answered by edjones)
2 to the square root of x minus 3 to the square root of y over the square root of x... (answered by Alan3354)
y+1= square root of... (answered by ReadingBoosters)
square root of 4y plus 24 minus square root of y minus 3 =... (answered by Alan3354)
y equals the square root of x plus... (answered by jim_thompson5910)