Question

Radical problem below

Answer 1

\[2\sqrt{y-5}+7=17\]

Answer is y=30. Can't figure out the steps

Answer 2

\[2\sqrt{y-5}+7=17\]
\[2\sqrt{y-5}=10\]
\[\sqrt{y-5}=5\]
\[(\sqrt{y-5})^2=5^2\]
\[y-5=25\]

Answer 3

Perhaps you can finish it.

Answer 4

Facepalm, this is the second time tonight I forgot about the square thing to get rid of the square root. Thanks for the reminder

Answer 5

yw