How would I solve this equation algebraically?
√5x2+11=x+5
√5x2+11=x+5|square both sides5x2+11=(x+5)25x2+11=x2+10x+254x2−10x−14=0|:22x2−5x−7=0x=5±√25−4⋅2⋅(−7)2⋅2x=5±√25+564x=5±√814x=5±94x1=5+94x1=144x1=72x2=5−94x2=−44x2=−1
√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.