Question

Solve the equation: √(x+10) - 7 = -5

Answer 1

is the whole left side under the square root?

Answer 2

if it is:

the whole left side needs to be raised to the second power to get rid of the square root. once that is done, then you should just have:
(x+10) - 7 = -5

add the seven to both sides:
x+10 = 2

then subtract the 10 from both sides:
x= - 8

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Answer 3

that's what I got too but I wasn't sure if I was doing it right. thank you though! @ittibitti