Question

Kurt says that you can take the square root of each side of an equation. Therefore he says that (x+2)^2+(y-5)^2=36 and (x+2)+(y-5)=6 are equivalent equations. Dana says the equations are not equivalent. Who is right? Explain.

Answer 1

\(\sqrt{4^2+3^2}\ne 4+3\)

Answer 2

yes the equations are not equivalent

Answer 3

I know they're not, but I need to show how I figured that out

Answer 4

\(\LARGE\cal\ NO~SOLUTIONS\)