What are the solutions to the equation x2 = 9? Explain why is more than one solution to the equation.
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ANSWER
The degree is two so it must have more than one solution.
EXPLANATION
The given equation is
Let us use the square root method to solve this equation.
Since the degree of x is two, the <em>fundamental theorem of algebra</em> says it must have 2 roots.
We take square root to obtain,
Split the plus or minus sign to obtain,
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See the attached figure to better understand the problem
we know that
in the triangle BCD
y²+5.66²=z²-------> y²=z²-5.66²------> equation 1
in the triangle ABC
y²+5.66²=x²-------> y²=x²-5.66²------> equation 2
equals 1 and 2
z²-5.66²=x²-5.66²--------> z²=x²---------> z=x
if z=x then
angle A=45°
angle D=45°
in the triangle ABD
cos 45=z/(5.66*2)-------> z=11.32*cos 45-----> 11.32*√2/2----> 8
z=8
x=8
y²=z²-5.66²------> 8²-5.66²-----> y²=31.96------> y=5.65
the answer is
the value of x is 8
the value of z is 8
the value of y=5.65
we know that
in the triangle BCD
y²+5.66²=z²-------> y²=z²-5.66²------> equation 1
in the triangle ABC
y²+5.66²=x²-------> y²=x²-5.66²------> equation 2
equals 1 and 2
z²-5.66²=x²-5.66²--------> z²=x²---------> z=x
if z=x then
angle A=45°
angle D=45°
in the triangle ABD
cos 45=z/(5.66*2)-------> z=11.32*cos 45-----> 11.32*√2/2----> 8
z=8
x=8
y²=z²-5.66²------> 8²-5.66²-----> y²=31.96------> y=5.65
the answer is
the value of x is 8
the value of z is 8
the value of y=5.65