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if x<0, what is the value of ^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2 i guess 18 Jul 2006, 14:40
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if x<0, what is the value of [(x-3)^4]^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2

i guess it was discussed earlier. no OA.



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if x<0, what is the value of ^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2 i guess 18 Jul 2006, 15:12
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Answer is 3 - 2x?

Using the newly learnt lesson that the root of any positive integer is its absolute value (which is positive).

Going by this logic, [(x-3)^4]^1/4 evaluates to (-x+3); and sqrt(-x|x|) evalutates to -x.

So we get (-x + 3) - x = 3 - 2x :shock:
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if x<0, what is the value of ^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2 i guess 18 Jul 2006, 17:33
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Answer is 3 - 2x?

Using the newly learnt lesson that the root of any positive integer is its absolute value (which is positive).

Going by this logic, [(x-3)^4]^1/4 evaluates to (-x+3); and sqrt(-x|x|) evalutates to -x.

So we get (-x + 3) - x = 3 - 2x :shock:
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We can plug in any integer to check the ans.

if X = -1
[(-1-3)^4]^1/4+(1*|-1|)^1/2 = 5

3-2x = 3+2 = 5

So, we know 3-2x is correct!
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if x<0, what is the value of ^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2 i guess 18 Jul 2006, 18:34
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[(x-3)^4]^1/4 how does it evaluate to -x+3??


I thought 4 and 1/4 cancelled themselves.
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[(x-3)^4]^1/4 how does it evaluate to -x+3??


I thought 4 and 1/4 cancelled themselves.
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but we are given that x<0..

if you cancelled 4 and 1/4, you get |x-3| not x-3..


So x-3<0... |x-3| = -x+3
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if x<0, what is the value of ^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2 i guess 18 Jul 2006, 19:10
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[(x-3)^4]^1/4+(-x*|x|)^1/2

-x+3 + (-x*|x|)^1/2

-x+3 + (x^2)^1/2

-x+3-x
-2x+3


We have to invert the signs because x is negative...



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