How do you solve $sqrt(x - 7)+5 = 11$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-15T15:27:23

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$sqrt(x-7) +5=11$

$sqrt(x-7) =11-5$

$sqrt(x-7) =6$

Squaring both sides

$(sqrt(x-7) )^2=6^2$

$x-7=36$

$x=36+7$

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How do you solve sqrt(x - 7)+5 = 11sqrt(x - 7)+5 = 11?