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If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
 18 Nov 2009, 21:38
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If \sqrt{(x+4)^2} = 3, which of the following could be the value of x-4?
A. -11
B. -7
C. -4
D. -3
E. 5
Last edited by kairoshan on 19 Nov 2009, 06:28, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
18 Nov 2009, 22:40
The question seems to be incomplete. What is equal to 3?
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
19 Nov 2009, 06:29
Acc3ss wrote: The question seems to be incomplete. What is equal to 3? sorry, just edited it. ^^
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
19 Nov 2009, 08:47
No worries kairoshan,
\sqrt{((x+4)^2)}=3
Then
x+4=-3 OR x+4=3
x=-7 or -1
-7-4=-11
-1-5=-5
ANSWER: A. -11
What is the OA?
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
20 Nov 2009, 07:32
the given expression reduces to
(x+4)^2 - 3^2=0
(x+4+3)(x+4-3)=0
(x-4+11)(x-4+5)=0
x-4=-11 or -5
Ans. A
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
13 May 2011, 05:30
x = -7 => x-4 = -11 Answer - A
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
13 May 2011, 13:03
Square root of a square is +ve or -ve. But it is given that Square of a square has +ve value then how can x+4 = -3 ?????
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
13 May 2011, 20:43
x =-1 or -7
=>x-4 can be -5 or -11
Answer is A.
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Re: If = 3, which of the following could be the value of x – 4? [#permalink]
16 May 2011, 11:33
The equation reduces to:
(x+4)^2 = 3^2
So taking the square root on the RHS we get:
x+4 = +/- 3
Now there are 2 possible values:
x+ 4 = 3 and x+4 = -3
You can directly subtract 8 from both the equations to get the answer:
x-4 = (3-8) and x-4 = (-3-8)
Therefore (x-4) has possible values -5 and -11.
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