The answer is: " 6 " .
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" x = 6 " .
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Step-by-step explanation:
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Given: " f(x) = x² + 4 " ; Solve for the "whole number value of "x" ;
when: " f(x)= 40 " .
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→ Rewrite the equation; by replacing: " f(x)" with "40" ;
→ " 40 = x² + 4 " ;
↔ " x² + 4 = 40 " ;
Subtract "4" from EACH SIDE of the equation:
x² + 4 − 4 = 40 − 4 ;
to get:
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→ x² = 36 ;
Now, take the "square root" of each side of the equation;
to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; & to solve for "x" ;
→ √(x²) = √36 ;
to get:
→ | x | = 6 ;
x = 6 ; x = - 6 .
Note that: "6" is a "whole number" .
Note that "negative numbers" are NOT "whole numbers" .
We are asked to find the "whole number value(s) for "x" ;
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The answer is: " 6 " .
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" x = 6 " .
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