SOLUTION: HI COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ANSWER. SQUARE ROOT OF (Z+5)= 2Z

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Question 597446: HI COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ANSWER.
SQUARE ROOT OF (Z+5)= 2Z

Found 3 solutions by stanbon, edjones, unlockmath:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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SQUARE ROOT OF (Z+5)= 2Z
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Square both sides to get:
(z+5) = 4Z^2
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Rearrange:
4z^2 - z + 5 = 0
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z = [1 +- sqrt(1-4*4*5)]/8
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z = [1 +- sqrt(-79)]/8
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z = [1 +- isqrt(79)]/8
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cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt(z+5)= 2z
z+5=4z^2 square each side.
4z^2-z-5=0
4*-5=-20. the factors of -20 whose sum is -1 are -5 and 4
4z^2+4z-5z-5=0
4z(z+1)-5(z+1)=0
(4z-5)(z+1)=0
4z=5
z=5/4 This is the only answer.
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Ed

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This SQUARE ROOT OF (Z+5)= 2Z is solved by squaring both sides to get:
Z+5= (2Z)^2
Subtract Z and 5:
0=4z^2-z-5
Factor:
0=(4z-5)(z+1)
Solve for z
4z-5=0
z=5/4
and
z=-1
Now plug these answers into the original and see if they work. You'll find one of these answers don't work. I'll let you find out which one it is.
RJ
www.math-unlock.com