Hi folks! This is a seemingly-easy question, but the way the O.G. solves for "x" is different than I understood it to be...
Their process:
2x^2 = 400
x^2 = 200
etc.
Why do we not take the sq. root of the 400 first, to be left with 2x = sq.root(400)? I'm using PEMDAS to problem solve; why does that order not apply here?
Thanks so much in advance!
Their process:
2x^2 = 400
x^2 = 200
etc.
Why do we not take the sq. root of the 400 first, to be left with 2x = sq.root(400)? I'm using PEMDAS to problem solve; why does that order not apply here?
Thanks so much in advance!
