Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Radicals and Radical Functions - Exercise Set - Page 417: 51

Answer

|x-5|

Work Step by Step

We are told that $\sqrt[n] a^{n}=|a|$ when n is an even positive integer. In this case, $a=(x-5)$. $\sqrt (a^{2})=|x-5|$
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