Solve Radical Equations
Solve the radical equation, and check all proposed solutions.
-$$y = \sqrt { x + 6 } + \sqrt { 2 - x } - 4$$
A) $- 2$
B) $2 , - 2$
C) 0
D) $\sqrt { 31 } , - 2$

Question

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To solve the equation $y = \sqrt{x + 6} + \sqrt{2 - x} - 4$, we set $y = 0$ to find the value of $x$. So, we have $\sqrt{x + 6} + \sqrt{2 - x} - 4 = 0$. Rearranging, we get $\sqrt{x + 6} + \sqrt{2 - x} = 4$. Squaring both sides to eliminate the square roots gives us $x + 6 + 2 - x + 2\sqrt{(x + 6)(2 - x)} = 16$, simplifying to $2\sqrt{(x + 6)(2 - x)} = 8$. Dividing both sides by 2 and squaring again, we get $(x + 6)(2 - x) = 16$, which simplifies to $2x - x^2 + 12 - 6x = 16$, leading to $x^2 - 4x + 4 = 0$. This factors to $(x - 2)^2 = 0$, giving $x = 2$. However, substituting $x = 2$ back into the original equation, we find that it does not satisfy the equation because $\sqrt{2 - x}$ becomes $\sqrt{0}$, which is valid, but $\sqrt{x + 6}$ becomes $\sqrt{8}$, and the total does not equal 0 when subtracted by 4. Therefore, we made a mistake in our solution process, and we need to correctly solve the equation by isolating one of the square roots and then squaring to eliminate it. Correctly solving it, we find that the actual solution that satisfies the original equation is $x = -2$, making choice A correct.

Solve Radical Equations Solve the Radical Equation, and Check All y=x+6+2−x−4y = \sqrt { x + 6 } + \sqrt { 2 - x } - 4y=x+6​+2−x​−4

Solve Radical Equations
Solve the Radical Equation, and Check All $y = \sqrt { x + 6 } + \sqrt { 2 - x } - 4$