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OpenStudy (anonymous):

x2-100=0

OpenStudy (shamim):

do u wanna know x=?

OpenStudy (babalooo):

(x+10)(x-10)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

need answer ..

OpenStudy (babalooo):

To what question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

extracting square roots of x2-100=0 in quadratic equation

OpenStudy (shamim):

answer means x=?

OpenStudy (babalooo):

I basically found the roots for you already...

OpenStudy (shamim):

x^2=100 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

uhuh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats the roots ?

OpenStudy (babalooo):

... Do you know what square roots mean?

OpenStudy (shamim):

x=√100

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my answer is x=10

OpenStudy (shamim):

+-10

OpenStudy (shamim):

because 10^2=100

OpenStudy (shamim):

nd (-10)^2=100

OpenStudy (shamim):

did u understand x=10 x=-10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes ! i understand it . thank you

OpenStudy (shamim):

u r most welcome

OpenStudy (shamim):

if u r pleased on my solution then u can give me a medal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

uhuh

OpenStudy (shamim):

uhuh means?

OpenStudy (shamim):

is it no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

he probably does not know how to

OpenStudy (shamim):

may be

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok. I see 2 methods of going about this: you can factorise and use the null factor law or you could solve it normally( as in getting x alone on one side). Do you get that part?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya thts true

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