which of the following are solution to the equation below (pick 2 answers)

Question

p^2+144

a.) -14
b.) 14
c.) -12
d.) 12
e.) 8

Answer 1

To have a solution to this equation, the equation needs to be set to 0. The correct equation should be p^2 + 144 = 0.

To solve for p, we can subtract 144 from both sides to get p^2 = -144. This equation has no real solutions because there is no real number that squares to give a negative result (since the square of any real number is always positive or zero).

Therefore, no real number solutions exist for the equation p^2 + 144 = 0.

Since there are no real number solutions, none of the provided options (a through e) are correct.