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Solve the equation for x and enter your answer in the box below. square roots of x=0.4

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\sqrt[]{x}=0.4

The solution to the above is to find the square of both sides to enable the unknown to stand alone.


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{x}=0.4 \\ \text{square both side} \\ (\sqrt[]{x})^2=0.4^2 \\ x=0.16 \end{gathered}

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