How do you solve sqrtx = 12x=12?

1 Answer
Sep 9, 2016

x=144x=144

Explanation:

If we consider that in order to isolate and solve for an unknown value, whatever we do to one side we must do to the other:

Therefore, if we consider the equation;
sqrtx=12x=12
In order to eliminate the square root of xx and simply express the equation in terms of xx, we must square both sides - remembering that whatever we do to onside of the equation we must do to the other to maintain the equality of the equation.

->sqrtx^2=12^2x2=122
x=144x=144