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Solved example of equations with square roots

$\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{x+7}=7$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by simultaneously subtracting $\sqrt{x+7}$ from both sides of the equation

$\sqrt{x}=7-\sqrt{x+7}$
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Removing the variable's exponent raising both sides of the equation to the power $2$

$x=\left(7-\sqrt{x+7}\right)^{2}$

Square of the first term: $\left(-\sqrt{x+7}\right)^2 = \left(-\sqrt{x+7}\right)^2$.

Double product of the first by the second: $2\left(-\sqrt{x+7}\right)\left(7\right) = 2\cdot 7\left(-\sqrt{x+7}\right)$.

Square of the second term: $\left(7\right)^2 = 7^2$

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Expand $\left(7-\sqrt{x+7}\right)^{2}$

$x=56+x-14\sqrt{x+7}$
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Group the terms of the equation by moving the terms that have the variable $x$ to the left side, and those that do not have it to the right side

$x-x+14\sqrt{x+7}=56$
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Cancel like terms $x$ and $-x$

$14\sqrt{x+7}=56$
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Divide both sides of the equation by $14$

$\frac{14\sqrt{x+7}}{14}=\frac{56}{14}$
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Simplifying the quotients

$\sqrt{x+7}=4$
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Removing the variable's exponent raising both sides of the equation to the power $2$

$x+7=16$
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We need to isolate the dependent variable $x$, we can do that by simultaneously subtracting $7$ from both sides of the equation

$x=9$

Final Answer

$x=9$

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