SOLUTION: I can't for the life of me solve this equation. Could you please show me the steps? m+6sqrt(m)-16=0

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Question 750941: I can't for the life of me solve this equation. Could you please show me the steps?
m+6sqrt(m)-16=0
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m+6sqrt(m)-16=0
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It doesn't look like it, but this is a quadratic
equation where sqrt(m) is the variable.
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(sqrt(m))^2 + 6sqrt(m) - 16 = 0
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Factor:
(sqrt(m)+8)(sqrt(m)-2) = 0
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sqrt(m) = -8 or sqrt(m) = 2
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Real Number solution:
m = 2^2 = 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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