Use inspection to solve the equation x^2=36/169

, then select the correct solution set below. If there are no real solutions, select “There are no real solutions.”(1 point)
Responses

{613}
left brace Start Fraction 6 over 13 End Fraction right brace

{−613}
left brace negative Start Fraction 6 over 13 End Fraction right brace

{−613,613}
left brace negative Start Fraction 6 over 13 End Fraction comma Start Fraction 6 over 13 End Fraction right brace

There are no real solutions.

1 answer

To solve the equation \( x^2 = \frac{36}{169} \), we can take the square root of both sides:

\[ x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{36}{169}} \]

Since \( \sqrt{\frac{a}{b}} = \frac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{b}} \), we have:

\[ x = \pm \frac{\sqrt{36}}{\sqrt{169}} = \pm \frac{6}{13} \]

This gives us two solutions:

\[ x = \frac{6}{13} \quad \text{and} \quad x = -\frac{6}{13} \]

Thus, the solution set is:

\[ \left{ -\frac{6}{13}, \frac{6}{13} \right} \]

So the correct answer is:

\({ -\frac{6}{13}, \frac{6}{13} }\) or \(\left{ -\frac{6}{13}, \frac{6}{13} \right}\) depending on how it is formatted.