document.write( "Question 254973: y^2=x\r
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document.write( "Which I figure to be y=sqrt(x)...\r
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document.write( "When I graph it on my TI-89, it does not create a continuous line but stops 0. My answer key shows it continuing through the negative spectrum of y. Is the answer key wrong, or am I wrong in making the equations y=sqrt(x).\r
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document.write( "Sorry for the pathetically dumb questions. I haven't done algebra in over a decade, and the book I bought is very sparse on explanation. It's more of a workbook than anything. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #187251 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You left out other half. \n" ); document.write( "It should be plus or minus sqrt(x) \n" ); document.write( "y=+\-sqrt(x) \n" ); document.write( "It is better to leave it as y^2=x for graphing \n" ); document.write( "Don't feel bad after 10 years. I am refreshing my memory after 45 years of not doing math \n" ); document.write( " |