Question

solve square root x + 4 = -10

Answer 1

Square on both sides.

Answer 2

You can't take the square of a negative number... otherwise you'll come up with an imaginary number.

Answer 3

You can square a negative number. \((-10)^2=(-10)(-10)\)

Answer 4

What I mean is the square root of -10.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You square both sides to get rid of the square root.

Answer 7

But either way, it does look like there is no solution.

Answer 8

Wolfram Alpha responds with no solution.
See the attachment.

Answer 9

square root x + 4 = -10

means either\[\sqrt{x}+4=-10\] or \[\sqrt{x+4}=-10\]

Answer 10

So x is either 14^2 or 96 specifically.