Using Square Roots

Using Square Roots

Number of Solutions

Example 2

Solve the equation UsingSqRt2-1 using square roots.
Step 1. Isolate the x2 -term.

UsingSqRt2-2

Step 2. Take the square root of both sides.

UsingSqRt2-3

*Note: Since there are no real solutions, the graph will have no x -intercepts.