For left part = (21)/(2):
Because of the laws of exponents, we can take the square root of each side of the equation, and still end up with the correct answer: \((c+1)^2=\frac{21}{2} \rightarrow c+1=\sqrt{\frac{21}{2}}\)
So \(c = \sqrt{\frac{21}{2}}+1\)
For left part = 2+(1/2):
We can still use the laws of exponents: \((c+1)^2=\frac{5}{2} \rightarrow c+1 = \sqrt{\frac{5}{2}}\)
Simplify:
\(c=\sqrt{\frac{5}{2}}+1\)
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