Haley52605 Haley52605
  • 03-09-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

The difference between the solutions to the equation x^2=a is 30. What is a? Show that your answer is correct.

Respuesta :

nuuk nuuk
  • 12-09-2018

solution:

x˄2 = a ⇒ x = ±√a

 

The difference between the solutions is

√a - (-√a) = 2√a = 30 ⇒ √a = 15

 

Therefore,

a = 225.


Answer Link

Otras preguntas

5.4 5.400 less greater
Equivalent decimal are decimal that have the same value. TrueOrFalse
25% of 88 is the same as what percent of 22? 1) 12 1/2% 2)40% 3) 50% 4) 100%
What rules does Jonas's father disobey
out of 45 times at bat, Raul got 19 hits. Find Rauls batting average as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.
If every positive number has two square roots and you can find the length of the side if a square window by finding a square root of the area, why is there only
What is 70,030,000 in scientific notation
What is the lcm of two numbers that have no common factors greater than 1?
5000 is 1/10 of what
is 8/5 rational or irrational?