SOLUTION: Equations Involving Radicals, I cannot solve the following sqrt a-1 -5 = 1

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Question 176292This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: Equations Involving Radicals, I cannot solve the following sqrt a-1 -5 = 1 This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt a-1 -5 = 1
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Is it sqrt(a-1)? Use some parentheses, they're free.
sqrt(a-1) -5 = 1
sqrt(a-1) = 6
Square things
a-1 = 36
a = 37