SOLUTION: Given the equation -4 radical X-3=12 solve for x and identity of it is extraneous.

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Question 1009074: Given the equation -4 radical X-3=12 solve for x and identity of it is extraneous.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given the equation -4 radical X-3=12 solve for x and identity of it is extraneous.
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-4sqrt(x-3) = 12
sqrt(x-3) = -3
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No solution by definition.
sqrt(x) is defined as not negative.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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