Find the following. Assume that variables can represent any real number.

SqRt(a+8)^2=

8a^2?

2 answers

sqrt[(a+8)^2] = a+8 or -a-8
No, when we take the sqrt of a squared term, we get that term, or its negative.

So, sqrt(x²)=x or sqrt(x²)=-x

So for this question we get that:

sqrt((a+8)²)=a+8 or sqrt((a+8)²)=-a-8