solve for x sq.rt.6x-8=sq.rt. 4x-10

Trying to solve for x on the equation sq.rt. 6x-8=sq.rt. 4x-10
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If √A=√B then, by squaring each side, A=B; so 6x-8=4x-10 and 2x=-2, x=-1.

So we appear to have √-14=√-14, which is true, even though the square roots are imaginary.
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