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m19#20 [#permalink] New post 28 Jun 2009, 23:06
Which of the following always equals \sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} ?

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* x - 3
* 3 + x
* |3 - x|
* |3 + x|
* 3 - x


can someone please give me some insight on why the answer is not A? I think im confused on some theory...
thanks!
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Re: m19#20 [#permalink] New post 29 Jun 2009, 09:12
what is OA?


I pick 3-x.
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Re: m19#20 [#permalink] New post 29 Jun 2009, 12:14
It's C as |3-x| = | -(x-3)|

its like |-5| or |5| = 5
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Re: m19#20 [#permalink] New post 30 Jun 2009, 04:43
millhouse wrote:
Which of the following always equals \sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} ?

(C) 2008 GMAT Club - m19#20

* x - 3
* 3 + x
* |3 - x|
* |3 + x|
* 3 - x


can someone please give me some insight on why the answer is not A? I think im confused on some theory...
thanks!



\sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} = x - 3 or 3 - x

x - 3 or 3 - x = |3 - x| or |x - 3|

So \sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} = |3 - x| or |x - 3|

Thats C.
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Re: m19#20 [#permalink] New post 26 May 2011, 13:30
GMAT TIGER wrote:
millhouse wrote:
Which of the following always equals \sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} ?

(C) 2008 GMAT Club - m19#20

* x - 3
* 3 + x
* |3 - x|
* |3 + x|
* 3 - x


can someone please give me some insight on why the answer is not A? I think im confused on some theory...
thanks!



\sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} = x - 3 or 3 - x

x - 3 or 3 - x = |3 - x| or |x - 3|

So \sqrt{9 + x^2 - 6x} = |3 - x| or |x - 3|

Thats C.



What's confusing me is that the expression can be factored into (x-3)^2 and (3-x)^2. I did the former, but couldn't find |x-3| as an answer choice. Is it typical to be able to factor a quadratic equation multiple ways? Thanks.
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