Question 176176
What makes you say that the solutions are integers?


{{{(x-4)^2=24}}}


Take the square root of both sides:


{{{x - 4 = sqrt(24)}}} or {{{x - 4 = -sqrt(24)}}}, so:


{{{x = 4 + sqrt(24) = 4 + 2*sqrt(6)}}} or {{{x = 4 - 2*sqrt(6)}}}


You can push the buttons on the calculator as well as I can for the approximate answers.