SOLUTION: when solving 3x^2=75 do you multiply 3 times x then square it, or do you multiply three times the squared number to find 75
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Question 250807: when solving 3x^2=75 do you multiply 3 times x then square it, or do you multiply three times the squared number to find 75 Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
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In this problem only the x is squared. The 3 is multiplied time x^2.
(3x)^2 is different from 3x^2.
3x^2=75
x^2=25
x=+-5
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Ed
