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- From: Lloyd.Johnston@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Lloyd Johnston)
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- Subject: Math prob...
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 12:47:01 PDT
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- EG> Here is a problem I don't really understand how the result is
- EG> reached.
- EG> Prob. sqrt(y) + sqrt(y+5) = 5
- EG> Ans. y=4
- EG> I see that if you just pop in 4 you get 2+3=5, however I thought
- EG> that sqrt(y+5) was the same as sqrt(y) + sqrt(5) giving y=10 which
- EG> really baffled me. I could use an explanation of this problem.
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- Charles:
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- sqrt(y+5) does not equal sqrt(y) + sqrt (5). To solve this equation you
- need to follow these steps:
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- Isolate the radicals:
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- sqrt(y) = 5 - sqrt(y+5)
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- Square:
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- y = 25 - 10sqrt(y+5) + y + 5
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- Simplify:
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- 10sqrt(y+5) = 30
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- sqrt(y+5) = 3
- y + 5 = 9
- y = 4
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- That is how y=4 is obtained.
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