
Bradford T. answered 05/04/21
Retired Engineer / Upper level math instructor
1)
2x2= 32
x2= 32/2 = 16
x = √16 = √42 = ±4
2)
-x2 +36 = 0
-x2 = -36
x2=36
x2=√36 = √62 = ±6
3)
5x2-10 = 70
5x2 = 70 + 10 = 80
x2 = 80/5 = 16
x = √16 = √42 = ±4
4)
2x2+4x = 0
(2x2+4x)/2 = x2+2x = 0
Factor out x using the distributive property multiplication over addition
x(x+2) = 0
By the fundamental theorem of algebra, if x(x+2)= 0 then x=0 or (x+2) =0
x=0
x+2 = 0
x=-2
So this problem has two answers.
x = 0, -2