Difference of squares: Identify the greater value

Finding the Domain of a Square Root FunctionMore than one factorizationUsing rootsEquations with denominatorsWorded problemsUsing fractionsUsing quadrilateralsComplete the missing numbersNumber of termsUsing multiple rules
Question 1

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. \( (\sqrt{x}+4)(\sqrt{x}-4)=0 \)

  2. \( \sqrt{x}=4 \)

Question 2

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. \( (\sqrt{x}+8)(\sqrt{x}-8)=0 \)

  2. \( x^2-100=0 \)

Question 3

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. \( 3+x+17-56x=18x+44 \)

  2. \( (x-2)(x+2)=0 \)

Examples with solutions for Difference of squares: Identify the greater value

Exercise #1

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. (x+4)(x−4)=0 (\sqrt{x}+4)(\sqrt{x}-4)=0

  2. x=4 \sqrt{x}=4

Video Solution

Answer

2=1

Exercise #2

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. (x+8)(x−8)=0 (\sqrt{x}+8)(\sqrt{x}-8)=0

  2. x2−100=0 x^2-100=0

Video Solution

Answer

1

Exercise #3

Solve each equation separately and find which x is the largest.

  1. 3+x+17−56x=18x+44 3+x+17-56x=18x+44

  2. (x−2)(x+2)=0 (x-2)(x+2)=0

Video Solution

Answer

2