<PRE><B>Question 220293</B>
3x^1/2 +12=9


Subract 12 from each side:
3x^1/2 = -3


Divide both sides by 3
x^1/2= -1


{{{sqrt(x) = -1}}}


There are no real solutions, since in the real numbers, a square root cannot equal a negative number!  NO REAL SOLUTION.


R^2


Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida 

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