Describe how you could use inverse operations to solve the equation √x=4

Skarllot asked Jul 4, 2023

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Skarllot asked Jul 4, 2023

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The inverse of a square root is the squaring operation.

Therefore we'll square both sides to get...

$√(x) = 4\\\\\left(√(x)\right)^2 = 4^2\\\\x = 16$

Huma Ali answered Jul 8, 2023

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