SOLUTION: solve for x, where x is the real number square root of x+17=2

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Question 463711: solve for x, where x is the real number
square root of x+17=2

Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
√(x + 17) = 2
x + 17 = 4 {squared both sides to eliminate the square root sign}
x = -13 {subtracted 17 from both sides}

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