Square Roots: Complete the missing numbers

Examples with solutions for Square Roots: Complete the missing numbers

Exercise #1

x=6 \sqrt{x}=6

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will perform the following steps:

  • Step 1: Square both sides of the equation x=6 \sqrt{x} = 6 .
  • Step 2: Simplify the equation to find x x .

Let's carry out each step in detail:

Step 1: Square both sides of the equation:
 (x)2=62\ (\sqrt{x})^2 = 6^2

Step 2: Simplify the equation:
Since (x)2=x(\sqrt{x})^2 = x, we have x=36 x = 36 .

Therefore, the value of x x is 36.

Answer

36

Exercise #2

x=2 \sqrt{x}=2

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Begin with the equation x=2\sqrt{x} = 2.
  • Step 2: Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root.
  • Step 3: Simplify the resulting equation to find xx.

Now, let's proceed through each step:
Step 1: The given equation is x=2\sqrt{x} = 2.
Step 2: Square both sides: (x)2=22(\sqrt{x})^2 = 2^2.
Step 3: This simplifies to x=4x = 4.

Therefore, the value of xx that satisfies x=2\sqrt{x} = 2 is x=4 x = 4 .

Matching this solution with the provided choices, the correct answer is choice 3, which is 4.

Answer

4

Exercise #3

x=1 \sqrt{x}=1

X=? X=?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Square both sides of the equation.
  • Step 2: Simplify the resulting expression.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We have the equation x=1 \sqrt{x} = 1 .
Square both sides:

(x)2=12 (\sqrt{x})^2 = 1^2

Step 2: Simplify both sides of the equation.

The left side simplifies to x x , since the square and the square root cancel each other out:

x=1 x = 1

The right side simplifies to 1, so we have:

x=1 x = 1

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=1 x = 1 .

Answer

1

Exercise #4

=8 \sqrt{☐}=8

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem =8 \sqrt{☐} = 8 , we follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the equation given, which is =8 \sqrt{☐} = 8 .

  • Step 2: To solve for , we need to eliminate the square root. We do this by squaring both sides of the equation:

    ()2=82 (\sqrt{☐})^2 = 8^2

  • Step 3: Simplify both sides:

    On the left, ()2 (\sqrt{☐})^2 simplifies to , and on the right, 82=64 8^2 = 64 .

  • Step 4: This gives us the equation =64☐ = 64.

Thus, the value of is 64.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 64 64 .

Answer

64

Exercise #5

x=7 \sqrt{x}=7

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will eliminate the square root by squaring both sides of the equation.

  • Step 1: Start with the given equation:
    x=7\sqrt{x} = 7
  • Step 2: Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root:
    (x)2=72(\sqrt{x})^2 = 7^2
  • Step 3: Simplify both sides:
    x=49x = 49
  • This calculation shows that when the square root of x x is 7, the value of x x must be 49 to satisfy the equation.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=49 x = 49 . This matches the correct choice from the given multiple-choice options.

Answer

49

Exercise #6

x=12 \sqrt{x}=12

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the equation x=12 \sqrt{x} = 12 , we need to eliminate the square root by squaring both sides.

Let's follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Square both sides of the equation to remove the square root:

(x)2=122 (\sqrt{x})^2 = 12^2

  • Step 2: Simplify the squared terms:

x=144 x = 144

Therefore, the value of x x that satisfies the equation is 144 \boxed{144} .

Confirming with the choices given, the correct answer is 144, which matches choice 2.

Answer

144

Exercise #7

x=15 \sqrt{x}=15

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the given problem, we will follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Square both sides of the equation
  • Step 2: Simplify to find x x

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We are given x=15\sqrt{x} = 15.
To eliminate the square root, square both sides of the equation:

(x)2=152 (\sqrt{x})^2 = 15^2

Step 2: Simplify both sides:
On the left, (x)2=x(\sqrt{x})^2 = x.
On the right, 152=22515^2 = 225.

This gives us the equation:

x=225 x = 225

Thus, the solution to the problem is 225 \boxed{225} .

Answer

225

Exercise #8

x=14 \sqrt{x}=14

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow the steps below:

  • Step 1: Start with the given equation: x=14 \sqrt{x} = 14 .
  • Step 2: Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root:

(x)2=142 (\sqrt{x})^2 = 14^2

Step 3: Calculate the square of 14:
14×14=196 14 \times 14 = 196

Therefore, the value of x x is 196.

Comparing our solution with the provided choices, choice 3 (196 196 ) is the correct match.

Thus, the solution to the problem is x=196 x = 196 .

Answer

196

Exercise #9

x=22 \sqrt{x}=2^2

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Simplify the given power.
  • Step 2: Set up the equation using what we know about square roots.
  • Step 3: Solve for x x using appropriate calculations.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Simplify 22 2^2 . We calculate 22=4 2^2 = 4 .
Step 2: Set up the equation: x=4 \sqrt{x} = 4 .
Step 3: Square both sides to solve for x x .
x=42=16 x = 4^2 = 16

Therefore, 16 \boxed{16} is the solution to the problem, which matches with choice 2.

Answer

16

Exercise #10

x=20 \sqrt{x}=20

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Begin with the given equation:

x=20 \sqrt{x} = 20

  • Step 2: Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root. When you square a square root, you are left with the number inside the square root:

(x)2=202 (\sqrt{x})^2 = 20^2

  • Step 3: Simplify both sides of the equation:

x=400 x = 400

Therefore, the solution to the problem is x=400 x = 400 .

The correct choice from the provided options is 400.

Answer

400