Question

I know its not B. Any other ideas?

Topic: Radical Equations and Extraneous Roots

Answer 1

Hi! :)

In this case, we have to square both sides of the equation. When we square the left side, we will get x^2 + 81, because square root squared denies one another, and for the right side, we have to square the binomial, like this:

(x+10)^2 = x^2 + 20x + 100

So the correct answer is the last one : x^2 + 81 = x^2 + 20x + 100.

Hope this helps!