Question

which of the following equations represent the greatest value of x?

x^2=17
x^2=26
x^3=64
x^3=27
PLESE HELP IM GOING TO GET KICKED FROM MY CLASS IF ID DONT GET THIS DONE TODAY

Answer 1

please*

Answer 2

not really clear what this means
perhaps you are supposed to solve each for x and see what it the biggest solution?

Answer 3

we know that square root of 16 = 4
so x^2 = 17 would mean that x is close to 4

Answer 4

same idea with the second one

26 is close to 25
sqrt of 25 = 5
so x^2 = 26
means that x is close to 5

Answer 5

actually if \(x^2=26\) then \(x=\pm\sqrt{26}\) but i suppose you are supposed to pick that one anyway

Answer 6

to compare them I was attempting to make the numbers look friendlier, but yeah that's the more accurate form

Answer 7

Let's re-arrange and solve \[\large x^{2}=17 \rightarrow x=\sqrt{17}\]\[\large x^{2}=26 \rightarrow x=\sqrt{26}\]\[\large x^{3}=64 \rightarrow x=\sqrt[3]{64}\]\[\large x^{3}=27 \rightarrow x=\sqrt[3]{27}\]