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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need help on a math problem

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

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..

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?

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?

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):

\[\sqrt{x+4}^{2}=4^{2}\]

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?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplier

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need a medal since i help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry cant she was first

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