SOLUTION: solve radical equation Please show steps (x-3)^(1/2)+8=6

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Question 615555: solve radical equation
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(x-3)^(1/2)+8=6
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(x-3)^(1/2)+8=6
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(x-3)^(1/2) = -2
Square both sides
x - 3 = 4
x = 7