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OpenStudy (anonymous):
i need help on a math problem
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
heres what is looks like
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
solve for x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
does that say square root of x +4-3=1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
thats a minus not a division my bad really bad at drawing
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I'm sorry, I'm still not following. Can you type the problem out please.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{4}-3=1\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry typed wrong\[\sqrt{X+4}-3=1\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok! got it...to solve for x, you have to get x by itself.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
start by moving what's outside of the radical to the other side..
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
i need to know how like the steps please
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{x+4}-3=1\] get rid of the 3 on the left side of the equation, by adding 3 to both sides. so..\[\sqrt{x+4}-3+3=1+3\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
now you have\[\sqrt{x+4}=4\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
what next please
OpenStudy (anonymous):
next deal with the square root...how do you think you "undo" a square root?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
subtract another square root idk
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok, try this...what's \[\sqrt{25}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh so do you just simplify it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok, so square root of 25 is 5...how do you get it back to 25?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
5*5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
times
OpenStudy (anonymous):
perfect! you squared it! so to undo a square root you square it!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5 times 5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{x+4}^{2}=4^{2}\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
16
OpenStudy (anonymous):
by raising the square root to a power of 2, you pretty much undo it all so you're left with x+4=16
OpenStudy (anonymous):
solve for x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
12
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@nigel305 , what do you think?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
thanks lol
OpenStudy (anonymous):
simplier
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I need a medal since i help
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry cant she was first