I am having problems solving: Is the square root of x^2 an identity (true for all values of x)? Thanks for your time. Note: An IDENTITY is an EQUATION. What you have here, "the square root of x^2" is not an EQUATION but only an EXPRESSION. To have an equation, you must have the word "EQUALS" or an = sign somewhere in there. Sorry we are unable to help, but if you will resubmit the problem with with an equal sign somewhere in there, then we can. Edwin