SOLUTION: Please help me figure out how to do this problem. Thanks sqrt(x+13) =5

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Question 90476: Please help me figure out how to do this problem. Thanks
sqrt(x+13) =5
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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Problem:
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sqrt%28x%2B13%29+=5
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solve for x.
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Begin by squaring both sides. When you do that the equation becomes:
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%28sqrt%28x%2B13%29%29%5E2+=+5%5E2
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which becomes:
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x+%2B+13+=+25
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solve for x by subtracting 13 from both sides to get:
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x+=+25+-+13+=+12
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The solution, therefore, is x+=+12
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Check by substituting 12 for x in the original equation:
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%28sqrt%2812+%2B+13%29%29+=+5
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Add the terms in the parentheses:
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%28sqrt%2825%29%29+=+5
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The square root of 25 results in +5, so the equation is true and the answer x = 12 works.
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem.