SOLUTION: College algebra last class to an associate degree...math illiterate..please help.. 5w+6 (inside radical) -w=2

Question 264746: College algebra last class to an associate degree...math illiterate..please help..
5w+6 (inside radical) -w=2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Add 'w' to both sides.

Square both sides to eliminate the square root.

FOIL

Get all terms to one side.

Combine like terms.

Rearrange the equation.

Factor the left side (note: if you need help with factoring, check out this solver)

Now set each factor equal to zero:

or

or Now solve for w in each case

So the possible answers are or

However, you need to check if they are actually the answers (by plugging them back into the original equation). I'll leave that up to you.
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