SOLUTION: Find x square root of 64x+8 = square root of x+8 I was able to get it into Mathway to get 0 but I would like an explanation on how to get this

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Question 1010250: Find x
square root of 64x+8 = square root of x+8

I was able to get it into Mathway to get 0 but I would like an explanation on how to get this
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, from
sqrt%2864x+%2B+8%29+=+sqrt%28x+%2B+8%29
we square both sides and get
64x + 8 = x + 8
Now subtract 8 from both sides and get
64x = x
Now subtract x and get
63x = 0
and
x = 0