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00:0-1 we start this problem by isolating the radical on the
00:03 left side of the equation . So subtracting six from
00:08 both sides , We have the squared of x equals
00:15 X -6 . Next to get rid of the radical
00:20 . We square both sides of the equation And notice
00:27 that on the right side of the equation the X
00:30 -6 squared must be thought of as X -6 times
00:35 X -6 . So we have X equals x minus
00:41 six times X minus six . And foiling the right
00:47 side , we have X equals x squared minus 12
00:53 . X plus 36 . Remember that when an equation
00:59 has a squared term in it , We must set
01:02 the equation equal to zero then factor . So our
01:07 next step is to move the X to the right
01:10 side by subtracting X from both sides of the equation
01:16 to get zero equals x squared minus 13 X plus
01:22 36 . Which then factors as zero equals x minus
01:30 nine times X minus four , solving from here ,
01:38 X equals nine or X equals four . And as
01:45 your last step , make sure to check both answers
01:49 back in the original equation . If we plug a
01:53 nine in for X , we have the squared of
01:56 nine or three plus six equals nine . And since
02:03 three plus six equals nine is a true statement ,
02:06 our first answer works , but notice that when we
02:09 plug a four back in for X in the original
02:12 equation we have the squared of four , which is
02:15 two plus six equals four and two plus six does
02:22 not equal four , so four cannot be a solution
02:26 And our answer is only x equals nine .
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