SOLUTION: Solve using the square root property: 2x^2 – 35 = 15

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Question 147428: Solve using the square root property:
2x^2 – 35 = 15

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, oscargut:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.


Add to both sides.


Combine like terms on the right side.


Divide both sides by to isolate .


Reduce.


Take the square root of both sides.


or Simplify


So our answers are or

Answer by oscargut(2103)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x^2 – 35 = 15
2x^2 = 50
x^2 = 25
x= sqrt(25) or x= -sqrt(25)
x=5 or x=-5

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