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Which statement describes a process to solve squareroot b +20- squareroot b=5?
Add a radical term to both sides and square both sides only once.
Add a constant term to both sides and square both sides only once.
Add a radical term to both sides and square both sides twice.
Add a constant term to both sides and square both sides twice.
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"Add a radical term to both sides and square both sides only once."
Explanation: Move sqrt(b) to the right: sqrt(b+20) = sqrt(b) + 5 (you added a radical term). Then square once to eliminate the radicals; the resulting equation gives no valid (real) solution.
Explanation: Move sqrt(b) to the right: sqrt(b+20) = sqrt(b) + 5 (you added a radical term). Then square once to eliminate the radicals; the resulting equation gives no valid (real) solution.
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