SOLUTION: Hi can you help me in deciding if this given number is a solution to this given equation? 6x^2 = 24; -2 Thanks for your help :o)

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Question 419004: Hi can you help me in deciding if this given number is a solution to this given equation?
6x^2 = 24; -2
Thanks for your help :o)
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"Hi can you help me in deciding if this given number is a solution to this given equation?
6x^2 = 24; -2
Thanks for your help :o)"

To check a solution of an equation,
- just substitute the number in for the variable, and if
you get a true statement, then it is a solution

6x^2 = 24, for x = -2
6(-2)^2 = 24 {substituted -2 in for x}
6(4) = 24 {squared -2}
24 = 24 {multiplied 6 by 4}

This is a true statement, therefore
-2 is a solution to 6x^2 = 24
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