document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=953371>Question 953371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me by showing me how to do this problem and give me some tips on how to solve other problems like this : 1) If n^2&#707;4 and n is a natural number, then n &#707;2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #582171 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=582171\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> start with n^2 > 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the square root of both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get n > plus plus or minus sqrt(4) which becomes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n > plus or minus 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since n is a natural number, it can't be negative, and you are left with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n > 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "taking the square root of both sides of an inequality preserves the inequaltiy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume that 5^2 > 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is true since 25 is greater than 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no argument there i hope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the square root of both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt(25) > sqrt(24)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get 5 > 4.898979486...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you took the square root of both sides of the inequality and the inequality was preserved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the left side was greater at the beginning and at the end of the square root of both sides of the inequality operation.\r<BR>\n" );
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