Question

@hartnn John and Tim are looking at the equation the square root of the quantity of 3 times x minus 4 equals square root of x . John says that the solution is extraneous. Tim says the solution is non-extraneous. Is John correct? Is Tim correct? Are they both correct? Justify your response by solving this equation, explaining each step with complete sentences.

Answer 1

\[\sqrt{3x - 4} = \sqrt{x}\]

Answer 2

@hartnn

Answer 3

@sleepyjess

Answer 4

@ash2326

Answer 5

We need to solve for x. So simply get rid of the square roots first.

Answer 6

so 3x/3 - 4 = x - 3
4 = x - 3 ?

Answer 7

How are you getting that?

Answer 8

oh nvm cx lmao

Answer 9

okay haha

Answer 10

do you know how to get rid of the square root signs?