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How do you solve quadratic using square roots?ex: 3/4(x+1)²=10

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Answer:

Explanation:

First, we multiply both sides by 4/3 to get


(4)/(3)\cdot(3)/(4)(x+1)^2=10\cdot(4)/(3)
(x+1)^2=(40)/(3)

Taking the square root of both sides gives


\sqrt[]{(x+1)^2}=\sqrt[]{(40)/(3)}
x+1=\sqrt[]{(40)/(3)}

Finally, subtracting 1 from both sides gives


\boxed{x=\sqrt[]{(40)/(3)}-1}

which is our answer!

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