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if f(x)=x2-3 and f(a)=46, what is the value of a?

 Sep 27, 2015
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This means that

 

a^2 - 3 = 46   add 3 to both sides

 

a^2  = 49       take pos/neg roots of both sides

 

a = (pos/neg)(7)

 

 

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 Sep 27, 2015

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