Q. Solve for x.Enter the solutions from least to greatest.−x2−8=−33lesser x=greater x=
Rewrite equation to isolate x2: First, let's rewrite the equation to isolate the x2 term on one side.−x2−8=−33Add 8 to both sides to get:−x2=−33+8−x2=−25
Get rid of negative sign: Now, we need to get rid of the negative sign in front of x2. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by −1.−x2×−1=−25×−1x2=25
Take square root of both sides: Next, we take the square root of both sides to solve for x. Remember that taking the square root of a number gives us two solutions: one positive and one negative.x2=±25x=±5
Two solutions for x: We now have two solutions for x. The lesser value is −5 and the greater value is 5.lesser x=−5greater x=5
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