SOLUTION: solve for x: x + 4 = 4 square root of x + 1

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Question 377650: solve for x: x + 4 = 4 square root of x + 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Square both sides.
%28x%2B4%29%5E2=16%28x%2B1%29
x%5E2%2B8x%2B16=16x%2B16
x%5E2-8x=0
x%28x-8%29=0
Two solutions:
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x-8=0
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