Concept explainers
To find:Whether the given statement is true or false.
Answer to Problem 5AYU
The given statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is “Squaring both sides of an equation will result in an equivalent equation”.
Calculation:
Consider an equation
Adding
Square on both sides of the same equation
Equating each factor equal to zero. The solutions for the equation is
The original equation
Therefore, the given statement is false.
Chapter A Solutions
Precalculus
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