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And why there two possible solutions to the equation, X over 2 = 100?

And why there two possible solutions to the equation, X over 2 = 100?-example-1
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There are two possible solutions because a power is involved. This can be shown in the graph. When we graph to the power of 2, we get a parabola. This gives us two x-intercepts, giving us two answers.

And why is this? When you square a negative number, you get a positive number since a negative times a negative is a positive.

Example: 2 * 2 equals 4, and -2 * -2 also equals 4. This means both 2² and (-2)² are equal to 4.

This means that we will get a positive and negative number value that both equal the same thing when being squared, which is why you get two possible solutions to this equation.

And why there two possible solutions to the equation, X over 2 = 100?-example-1
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