Question

What is the solution of the equation?
\[-10+\sqrt{x +8=-4}\]

Answer 1

\[-10+\sqrt{x+8}=-4~~~~~~~like~~this~?\]

Answer 2

\[-10+\sqrt{x+8}=-4\]\[\sqrt{x+8}=6\]\[x+8=36\] take it from here, and ask about any step that you don't get...

Answer 3

okay I see what you did with the first step but how did you get rid of the square root and get 36?

Answer 4

I raised each side to the second power.

Answer 5

okay I get it now. would I add or subtract 8 from each side now?

Answer 6

x=28?