How do you solve #\sqrt { x ^ { 2} - 2x + 4} = \sqrt { x ^ { 2} + 5x - 12}#?
3 Answers
Explanation:
Step 1) Square both sides
Step 2) Put the variables on the left side and the real numbers on the right
Step 3) Solve
Explanation:
Squaring the two sides
i.e.
or
i.e.
Explanation:
As there s a square root on each sidez we just square each side to remove the square root:
As each side has one positive
Now, we can put the
Now we just need the integers on the LHS by adding
To get