SOLUTION: correction to first one Solve 3x^1/2 + 12 = 9

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Question 220293: correction to first one
Solve 3x^1/2 + 12 = 9
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x^1/2 +12=9

Subract 12 from each side:
3x^1/2 = -3

Divide both sides by 3
x^1/2= -1

sqrt%28x%29+=+-1

There are no real solutions, since in the real numbers, a square root cannot equal a negative number! NO REAL SOLUTION.

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Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida