document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468002>Question 468002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vy+5   -1=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the v is suppose to represent a square root (ex:the square root of y+5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #321112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=321112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sqrt{y+5} -1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate the radical as step one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{y + 5} = 3 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{y + 5} = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now square both sides of the equation.  We must square in order to remove the radical from the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[sqrt{y + 5}]^2 = (4)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 5 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 16 - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now plug y = 11 into the given question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal is to get the same answer on both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{y+5} -1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{11+5} -1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{16} - 1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 - 1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 = 3...It checks!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The right answer is y = 11.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done!\r<BR>\n" );
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