We need to isolate the dependent variable $y$, we can do that by simultaneously subtracting $x$ from both sides of the equation
Removing the variable's exponent
Cancel exponents $2$ and $1$
As in the equation we have the sign $\pm$, this produces two identical equations that differ in the sign of the term $\sqrt{4-x}$. We write and solve both equations, one taking the positive sign, and the other taking the negative sign
Combining all solutions, the $2$ solutions of the equation are
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