SOLUTION: solve the equation square root of x = -1

Question 59977This question is from textbook Alegbra Concepts and Applications
: solve the equation
square root of x = -1 This question is from textbook Alegbra Concepts and Applications

Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve the equation

But you must check for extraneous solutions.

1 does not =-1, so x=1 is extraneous and there is no solution.
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Look at your problem:

Can you take the square root of any number and get a negative answer. No.
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