SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation Reduce to the lowest terms (leave in radical form if necessary) x= sqrt(880-8x) Thank You!

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Question 892164: Please help me solve this equation
Reduce to the lowest terms (leave in radical form if necessary)
x= sqrt(880-8x)
Thank You!
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=+sqrt%28880-8x%29
x%5E2=+880-8x
x%5E2%2B8x-880=0
Complete the square,
x%5E2%2B8x%2B16-880=16
%28x%2B4%29%5E2=896
x%2B4=0+%2B-+sqrt%28896%29
x=-4+%2B-+8%2Asqrt%2814%29
Now, your turn, verify the solutions using the original equation because only one of these is a valid solution.