Question:
(sq rt of x) (x - sq rt of x) Please!?
Katie M
2007-08-08 13:40:20 UTC
All right, I got
x(sq rt x) - x
but it doesn't look right. There has to be some relationship between x and sq rt of x that I'm missing. Please help!
Ten answers:
de4th
2007-08-08 13:44:42 UTC
Remember, √x = x^1/2



(√x)(x-√x)



= x√x - √x^2



=x(x^1/2) - x



=x^(3/2) - x
anonymous
2007-08-08 13:59:14 UTC
Square root is the 1/2 power. Though you can't add x and sq rt of x, you can simplify the first factor:



Write x(sq rt x) as x[x^(1/2)], notation for x times x to the 1/2. To multiply powers you add the exponents, 1 + 1/2, so the exponent of the first factor is 3/2 thus you get



x to the 3/2 power for the first factor.
?
2016-05-17 12:15:56 UTC
25^x=sq rt 5; rewriting, (5)^2)^x=5^1/2, or,(5)^2x=5^1/2, or,2x=1/2, x=1/4 answer 16^x=1/sq rt 2 re writing, (2)^4)^x=2^-1/2 , or,2^4x=2^-1/2 or 4x=-1/2, x=-1/8
anonymous
2007-08-08 13:52:49 UTC
well (sq rt of x) is the same as (sq rt of x +0)



so (sq rt of x +0) (x - sq rt of x)



so use the whole FOIL thing (first outside inside last)



(sq rt of x times x) (sq rt of x times -sq rt of x) (0 times x) (0 times -sq rt of x)



which simplifys to what youve got. looks right to me
Tony
2007-08-08 13:48:43 UTC
You're right. It is x(sq rt (x)) - x = x*(sq rt (x) - 1).
MsMath
2007-08-08 13:49:03 UTC
sqrt(x) * (x - sqrt(x)) = x*sqrt(x) - x

You are right about that.



It can be written with exponents.

sqrt(x) can be written as x^(1/2)

x*sqrt(x) = x*x^(1/2) = x^(1 +1/2) = x^(3/2)

Is that what you're looking for?
MAHAANIM07
2007-08-08 13:51:49 UTC
(sq rt x)(x-sq rt x)

=sq rt x.x-(sq rtx)(sq rtx)

= x sq rt x-x ans
Dave
2007-08-08 13:48:33 UTC
You can go one step further:



x(sqrt(x) - 1)



But that's about it.
hsar30
2007-08-08 13:47:35 UTC
only other thing you could do is x*(sqrt(x) -1)



if you missed something... well i guess I missed it too ! :-)
anonymous
2007-08-08 13:45:35 UTC
oh that's minus.


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