Question

Solve the equation x2 = 64 for x.

Answer 1

To solve x in the equation x2 = 64, we raise the whole equation to the reciprocal of the power of the variable present which means we raise it to a power of 1/2. 64 raised to 1/2 or square root of 64 is equal to positive 8 and negative 8. The solution set is {-8,8}