SOLUTION: I'm having trouble getting the answer to this: Given that f(x) = square root 5-x, find f( 3.3). When I do it I get the 1.308 but I don't get the 1.7 squared. Any help would be

Question 458628: I'm having trouble getting the answer to this:
Given that f(x) = square root 5-x, find f( 3.3).
When I do it I get the 1.308 but I don't get the 1.7 squared. Any help would be appreciated.

A)
square root 1.7≈ 1.3038

B)
square root 5 ≈ 2.2361

C)
square root 8.3≈ 2.8810

D)square root 1.7≈ 0.85

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

(note: simply subtract 3.3 from 5 to get 1.7)

(note: this is approximate)

So the answer is A)
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