Answer
$|x-2|$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
(i) $\sqrt{a^2} = |a|$
Use rule (i) to obtain:
$\sqrt{(x-2)^2}=|x-2|$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Radical Expressions and Functions - Exercise Set - Page 512: 38
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