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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{2z+9 }-\sqrt{z+6}=0\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{2z+9}=\sqrt{z+6}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\implies \sqrt{2z+9}=\sqrt{z+6} \implies 2z+9=z+6 \implies z=-3\]
Plug in the equation and check!!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hows the work?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Just substitute in the original equation with z=-3 to check it's the right solution!!
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
It's right by the way!! So your answer is z=-3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yea i checked!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{x+8}=x-4\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
What do you think?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
x-8=x-16
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
-8 -8
OpenStudy (anonymous):
=8
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Well. The first thing you should here is to get rid of the square root. To do so, you should square both sides. Can you do that?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yess
OpenStudy (anonymous):
you should do*
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok. Do it and show me what you get.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt({x-8})^{2}=(x-4)^{2}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[x+8=x+16\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
are you sure about the right hand side?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
(x-4)^2 is what?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes because 4x4=16
OpenStudy (anonymous):
all (x-4) is raised to the power of 2. Not only the 4.. So it's like (x-4) times (x-4)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
??
OpenStudy (anonymous):
:)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok.. follow my steps carefully!
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
First start by squaring both sides:
\[(\sqrt{x+8})^2=(x-4)^2\]
you did the left hand side, it's the same as x+8..
the right hand side is:
\[(x-4)^2=x^2-8x+16\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Now, the equation will look like:
\[x+8=x^2-8x+16 \implies x^2-9x+8=0\]
Do you know how to solve a quadratic equation?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Just factorize the expression x^2-9x+8 to get:
\[x^2-9x+8=0 \implies (x-8)(x-1)=0 \implies x=1, x=8\]
We have two values for x. Check for each one!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You will find that only x=8 is a solution of the equation.