Solve. LaTeX:  \displaystyle \sqrt{x + 32}=\sqrt{x + 4} - 1

Squaring both sides gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle x + 32=x - 2 \sqrt{x + 4} + 5 . Isolating the radical gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle - \frac{27}{2}=\sqrt{x + 4} Squaring again gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle \frac{729}{4}=x + 4 . Solving for LaTeX:  \displaystyle x gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle x=\frac{713}{4} . Checking the solution, LaTeX:  \displaystyle x = \frac{713}{4} , in the original equation gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle \frac{29}{2} = \frac{25}{2} which is false so it is an extraneous solution and there is no solution.