document.write( "Question 78584: this is in an advanced radical equation/multible radical assignment.
\n" ); document.write( "this is the problem im trying to solve:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt%28+s-16+%29+%2B+sqrt%28+s+%29+=+4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this is what i have so far:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt%28+s-16+%29+%2B+sqrt%28+s+%29+=+4+\" :
\n" ); document.write( "subtract \"+sqrt%28+s+%29+\" from both sides :
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt%28+s-16+%29+=+4+-+sqrt%28+s+%29+\" :
\n" ); document.write( "to get ride of the square root i use it on both sides :
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt%28+s-16+%29+=+sqrt%28+4+-+sqrt%28+s+%29+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "then the right side of the equal sign shows :
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+4-sqrt%28+s+%29+%29%28+4+-sqrt%28+s+%29%29+\" =
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s-16+=+16-sqrt4%28+s+%29-sqrt4%28+s+%29%2Bsqrt2%28+s+%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and this is where i get stuck. How do i solve for the next step?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #56325 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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You could try this:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28s-16%29+%2B+sqrt%28s%29+=+4\" Subtract\"sqrt%28s%29\" from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28s-16%29+=+4-sqrt%28s%29\" Now square both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"s-16+=+16-8sqrt%28s%29%2Bs\" Subtract s from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"-16+=+16-8sqrt%28s%29\" Subtract 16 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"-32+=+-8sqrt%28s%29\" Divide both sides by -8.
\n" ); document.write( "\"4+=+sqrt%28s%29\" Finally, square both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"16+=+s\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28s-16%29+%2B+sqrt%28s%29+=+4\" Substitute s = 16
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%2816-16%29+%2B+sqrt%2816%29+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%280%29+%2B+sqrt%2816%29+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4+=+4\"
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