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oksian1 [2.3K]
3 years ago
14

a student says that if 5x2 = 20, then x must be equal to 2. do you agree or disagree with the student? justify your answer.

Mathematics
2 answers:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
5 0

To check if the student is correct, we are going to solve the equation step by step.

Step 1 divide both sides of the equation by 5:

5x^2=20

\frac{5x^2}{5} =\frac{20}{5}

x^2=4

Step 2 take square root to both sides of the equation:

\sqrt{x^2} =(+/-)\sqrt{4}

x=(+/-)\sqrt{4}

x=2 or x=-2

The equation has tow solutions, x=2 and x=-2.

I disagree with the student because x=2 is just one solution and not the only one; x=-2 is also a valid solution of the equation.

forsale [732]3 years ago
5 0
I disagree. If each side of the equation is divided by 5, the result is x2 = 4. By the square root property of equality, x = -2 or x = 2. So x could be -2 instead of 2.
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