√5x2+11=x+5... you have this equation.
Sqaure both sides to give you 5x2+11=(x+5)2
Solving this, we get 5x2+11=x2+10x+25.
This is equal to 4x2−10x−14=0
Factorizing this equation, we get (2x−7)(2x+2)=0. (You can test that out to see if it matches the previous equation of 4x2−10x−14=0.)
Since (2x−7)(2x+2) has to equal zero, at least one of the brackets need to equal zero for the equation to equal zero. Therefore, we can end up with two solutions.
x is either 72, or x is −1.
