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The square of the sum of a number and 4 is 36

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n-the\ number\\\\\text{The equation:}\\\\(n+4)^2=36\iff n+4=\pm√(36)\\\\n+4=-6\ or\ n+4=6\qquad\text{subtract 4 from both sides}\\\\\boxed{n=-10\ or\ n=2}

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