SOLUTION: 1)Solve the following equations. a)sqrt x - 1 = 3 Answer: Show work in this space. b)sqrt x^ = 8 . Answer: Show work in this space. c)3sqrt x^ = 4 . Answ

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Question 32956This question is from textbook College Algebra
: 1)Solve the following equations.
a)sqrt x - 1 = 3
Answer:
Show work in this space.
b)sqrt x^ = 8 .
Answer:
Show work in this space.

c)3sqrt x^ = 4 .
Answer:
Show work in this space.



2)Is sqrt x^ = x an identity (true for all values of x)?
Answer:
Explain your answer in this space.

3)For the equation x - sqrt x = 0 , perform the following:
a)Solve for all values of x that satisfies the equation.
Answer:
Show work in this space



b)Graph the functions y = x and y = sqrt x on the same graph (by plotting points if necessary). Show the points of intersection of these two graphs.
Graph
c)How does the graph relate to part a?
Answer:
This question is from textbook College Algebra

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