Answer:
n = 59
Step-by-step explanation:
There's definitely a better way, i just did math randomly but here goes:
First i squared both sides. which gets you:
[tex](\sqrt{n+5}-\sqrt{n-10} )(\sqrt{n+5}-\sqrt{n-10} )=1^2\\\\n+5 -2\sqrt{(n+5)(n-10)} +n-10=1[/tex]
Cleaning this up gives you:
[tex]2n-5 -2\sqrt{(n+5)(n-10)}=1[/tex]
Now move everything to the other side so we can square this equation again
[tex]-2\sqrt{(n+5)(n-10)}=-2n+6[/tex]
Divide both sides by -2
[tex]\sqrt{(n+5)(n-10)}=n-3[/tex]
square again
[tex](n+5)(n-10)=(n-3)^2\\n^2-5n-50=n^2-6n+9[/tex]
subtract n^2 from both sides, add 6n, and add 50
[tex]-5n-50=-6n+9\\n-50 = 9\\n=59[/tex]
Put this back into the equation and you get a correct answer!
sqrt(59 + 5) = sqrt(64) = 8
sqrt(59-10) = sqrt(49) = 7
8 - 7 = 1
