Solve. LaTeX:  \displaystyle \sqrt{x + 32}=\sqrt{x + 6} + 2

Squaring both sides gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle x + 32=x + 4 \sqrt{x + 6} + 10 . Isolating the radical gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle \frac{11}{2}=\sqrt{x + 6} Squaring again gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle \frac{121}{4}=x + 6 . Solving for LaTeX:  \displaystyle x gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle x=\frac{97}{4} . Checking the solution, LaTeX:  \displaystyle x = \frac{97}{4} , in the original equation gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle \frac{15}{2} = \frac{15}{2} which is true so the solution checks.