Question

"two less than the square root of a number?" In expression

Answer 1

Answer:p^2-3

Step-by-step explanation:

e are told that the number being referred to is called

p

.

The square of the number is

p

2

3 less than this means subtract 3 from

p

2

Hence

p

2

−

3

Note that the following would mean something completely different:

The square of 3 less than

p

,

This would be written as:

(

p

−

3

)

2