SOLUTION: Which is true about A and B? A= √65 —9 B= √50 —8 A)A=B B)A>B C)A>1 D)B>A

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Question 1143591: Which is true about A and B?
A= √65 —9
B= √50 —8
A)A=B
B)A>B
C)A>1
D)B>A

Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From your post, two things are UNCLEAR:

    (a)  where the symbol " √ " ends;

and

    (b) what the symbol  " — "  (long dash, as I see it) means.


For  (a),  use parentheses to make your formulas  UNAMBIGUOUS.

For  (b),  use the  STANDARD  mathematical symbols.


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