Solve. $LaTeX: \displaystyle \sqrt{x + 24}=\sqrt{x + 6} + 2$

Squaring both sides gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle x + 24=x + 4 \sqrt{x + 6} + 10$ . Isolating the radical gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{7}{2}=\sqrt{x + 6}$ Squaring again gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{49}{4}=x + 6$ . Solving for $LaTeX: \displaystyle x$ gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle x=\frac{25}{4}$ . Checking the solution, $LaTeX: \displaystyle x = \frac{25}{4}$ , in the original equation gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{11}{2} = \frac{11}{2}$ which is true so the solution checks.