Question

solve the equation for x and enter your answer in the box below. square roots of x=0.4

Answer 1

$\sqrt[]{x}=0.4$

The solution to the above is to find the square of both sides to enable the unknown to stand alone.

$\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{x}=0.4 \\ \text{square both side} \\ (\sqrt[]{x})^2=0.4^2 \\ x=0.16 \end{gathered}$