Question

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If x2 = 10, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

x=5

Explanation:

2 times 5 is 10

Answer 2

`x=-√(10)` or
`x=√(10)`

Explanation:

The given equation is

`x^2=10`

We use the square root method to solve this quadratic equation;

We take square root to obtain;

`x=\pm √(10)`

Split the plus or minus sign to obtain;

`x=-√(10)` or
`x=+√(10)`