Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Radical Equations - Exercise Set - Page 561: 64

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The radical equation, $\sqrt{x}=-1 $ has no solution because a principal square root can not be negative. In other words, there is no positive value of $x$ that will make the square root of $x$ to equal $-1$.
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