Solving Equation Involving Radical

How do you solve this?
 (√4x + 5) + 8 = 2

(√4x + 5) + 8 = 2
(√4x + 5) = -6 {subtracted 8 from both sides}
4x + 5 = 36 {squared both sides....square root sign disappears}
4x = 31 {subtracted 5 form both sides}
x = 31/4 {divided both sides by 4}



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