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How to find all real solutions

How to find all real solutions-example-1
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\bf \sqrt{√(x-5)+x}=5\leftarrow \textit{squaring both sides} \\\\ √(x-5)+x=25\implies √(x-5)=25-x\leftarrow \textit{squaring both sides} \\\\ x-5=(25-x)^2\implies x-5=625-50x+x^2 \\\\ 0=x^2-51x+630\implies 0=(x-30)(x-21)

and surely you'd know what the roots are

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