Solve for the "x" variable in the following equation...
3x^2 = 108
First: isolate x^2 on one side by dividing both sides by 3 (when you move a term to the opposite side, always use the opposite sign).
(3x^2)/3 = (108)/3
x^2 = 108/3
x^2 = 36
Sec: eliminate the exponent by finding the square root of both sides (V` represents a radical sign).
V`(x^2) = +/- V`(36)
V`(x^2 * x^2) = +/- V`(6*6)
x = +/- 6
x = 6 and - 6
2007-04-10 10:09:09
·
answer #1
·
answered by ♪♥Annie♥♪ 6
·
0⤊
3⤋
If 3x^2 is 108, x^2 is 36 by dividing both sides by 3.
Then, the square root of 36 is 6. You can check it because 6^2 is 36. You either need to memorize common sqaures from 1 to about 15, and this will make your life much much easier. Unless you want to type it in the calculator every time.
2007-04-10 09:59:44
·
answer #2
·
answered by longd 3
·
2⤊
2⤋
3 x^2 = 108
x^2 = 108/3
x^2 = 36
x = 6 or x = -6
2007-04-10 09:57:45
·
answer #3
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
1⤋
3x squared = 108
x squared = 108/3 = 36
x = square root of 36
x = 6.
2007-04-10 11:52:06
·
answer #4
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
0⤋
The goal is to get x by itself.
3x^2=108.
The first thing you want to do is divide both sides by 3.
x^2=36
Then take the square root of each side
x=SQ36
The square root of 36 is 6
so x=6!
2007-04-10 10:07:50
·
answer #5
·
answered by Neelam 2
·
0⤊
1⤋
3x squared = 108 => x squared = 108/3 => x squared=36 => x= -6 or x=6. so the value of x is {-6,6}
2007-04-10 10:04:14
·
answer #6
·
answered by Diana Z 1
·
0⤊
2⤋
First you may could be attentive to that the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360. You subtract the 108, leaving you with 252 stages left to fill. You upload the three variables, getting 9x, because of the fact the -eight, +23, and -15 cancel out. as a effect, you have 9x=252. You divide 252 by 9 and get x=28. once you have different issues like this, you only remember what proportion stages could be interior, and paintings it out from there like this.
2016-12-20 10:49:32
·
answer #7
·
answered by ? 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
3x^2=108
x=108 divided by 3
x^2=36
root of x =6
therefore x =6
2007-04-11 05:09:22
·
answer #8
·
answered by r wall 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
3x^2=108
Divide both sides by 3
3x^2/3=108/3
x^2=36
sqrt of x^2=sqrt of 36
x=6
2007-04-10 10:54:53
·
answer #9
·
answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7
·
0⤊
0⤋
3x^2 = 108
(3x^2)/3 = 108/3
x^2 = 36
sqrt (x^2) = sqrt (36)
x = 6
2007-04-10 10:11:32
·
answer #10
·
answered by Kyrix 6
·
0⤊
1⤋