To solve the equation \( x^2 = \frac{56}{36} \), we first simplify the fraction on the right side.
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Simplifying \( \frac{56}{36} \):
- The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 56 and 36 is 4.
- Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4:
\[ \frac{56 \div 4}{36 \div 4} = \frac{14}{9} \]
So, we have:
\[ x^2 = \frac{14}{9} \]
- To solve for \( x \), we take the square root of both sides:
\[ x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{14}{9}} \]
- We can simplify this further:
\[ x = \pm \frac{\sqrt{14}}{\sqrt{9}} = \pm \frac{\sqrt{14}}{3} \]
Thus, the solutions for \( x \) are:
\[ x = \frac{\sqrt{14}}{3} \quad \text{and} \quad x = -\frac{\sqrt{14}}{3} \]