SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: the square root of 7a+1=a+1

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Question 135560: Please help me solve this equation:
the square root of 7a+1=a+1
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt(7a+1)=a+1 I assume that this is the problem.
7a+1=a^2+2a+1 Square each side.
a^2-5a=0
a(a-5)=0
a=0, a=5
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Ed