How do you simplify $sqrt(x+1)=5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T04:37:08

$x=24$

I'm assuming you mean solve, so here's what you do:

Square both sides to get

$x+1=25$

Subtract $1$ from both sides to get

$x=24$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-22T04:38:05

$x=24$

To solve this equation for $x$ , we need to first get rid of the $sqrt$ .

To do this, we need only square the entirety of the $sqrt$ . Remember, however, that what we do on one side, we must do on the other.

So it should now look like:

$sqrt(x+1)=5$

$=> (sqrt(x+1))^2=5^2$

$=> x+1=25$

Now we just solve for $x$ as we would normally:

$x+1=25$

$=> x+1-1=25-1$

$=> x=24$

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