Question

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Answer 1

x = -4

Explanation:

Square both sides:

`(√(-5-2x))^2 =(√(-1-x) )^2`

The square root and the square will cancel to leave simply the argument within the square root:

-5 - 2x = -1 - x

Now simply isolate the variable x:

x = -5 + 1 = -4

Check to see if x = -4 will work:

`√(-5-2*(-4)) =√(-1-(-4))`

`√(3) =√(3)`

This works, so we know that x = -4 is a solution.

Hope this helps!