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If 9 - x^2 ≥ 0, which of the following describes...

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by AAPL » Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:53 pm
$$If\ 9-x^2\ge0,$$
Which of the following describes all possible values of x?

$$A.\ 3\ge x\ge-3$$
$$B.\ x\ge3\ or\ x\le-3$$
$$C.\ 3\ge x\ge0$$
$$D.\ -3\le x$$
$$E.\ 3\le x$$

The OA is A.

I don't have clear this PS question but I think that this is a simple question that I can solve the following way,
$$9-x^2\ can\ be\ write\ like\ \left(3-x\right)^2,\ right?$$
$$Then,\ \left(3-x\right)^2\ge0\ is\ equivalent\ to\ \left(3-x\right)\left(3+x\right)\ge0$$
Finally, this expression will be true for,
$$x\ge-3\ and\ x\le3$$
Or
$$-3\le x\le3$$
I appreciate if any expert explains it to me. Thank you so much.
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by EconomistGMATTutor » Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:39 pm
$$If\ 9-x^2\ge0,$$
Which of the following describes all possible values of x?

$$A.\ 3\ge x\ge-3$$
$$B.\ x\ge3\ or\ x\le-3$$
$$C.\ 3\ge x\ge0$$
$$D.\ -3\le x$$
$$E.\ 3\le x$$

The OA is A.

I don't have clear this PS question but I think that this is a simple question that I can solve the following way,
$$9-x^2\ can\ be\ write\ like\ \left(3-x\right)^2,\ right?$$
$$Then,\ \left(3-x\right)^2\ge0\ is\ equivalent\ to\ \left(3-x\right)\left(3+x\right)\ge0$$
Finally, this expression will be true for,
$$x\ge-3\ and\ x\le3$$
Or
$$-3\le x\le3$$
I appreciate if any expert explains it to me. Thank you so much.
Hi AAPL,
Let's take a look at your question.

First of all let me clarify that $$9-x^2\ can\ not\ be\ written\ like\ \left(3-x\right)^2.$$
$$We\ will\ write\ 9-x^2\ as\ difference\ of\ squares\ like:$$
$$\left(3\right)^2-\left(x\right)^2\ge0 ... (i)$$
$$Using\ difference\ of\ square\ formula\ a^2-b^2=\left(a+b\right)\left(a-b\right),\ inequality\ \left(i\right)\ can\ be\ written\ as:$$
$$\left(3+x\right)\left(3-x\right)\ge0$$
$$\left(3+x\right)\ge0\ and\ \left(3-x\right)\ge0$$
$$x\ge-3\ and\ -x\ge-3$$
$$x\ge-3\ and\ x\le3$$
This expression includes all values between -3 and 3 inclusive.
Remember that this can be represented in two more ways using inequality sign as:
$$-3\le x\le3\ or\ 3\ge x\ge-3$$

Therefore, Option A is correct.

Hope it helps.
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by [email protected] » Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:01 pm
Hi AAPL,

We're told that 9 - X^2 >= 0 . We're asked for the range of values that 'fits' this information. Since the answer choices offer different possible ranges, we can TEST VALUES to find the solution.

We can find a number of 'easy' values that fit this inequality. Both X=1 and X = -1 clearly fit the given inequality, so they BOTH must be in the correct answer. Only one answer contains them both - the correct one.

Final Answer: A

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:36 am
AAPL wrote:$$If\ 9-x^2\ge0,$$
Which of the following describes all possible values of x?

$$A.\ 3\ge x\ge-3$$
$$B.\ x\ge3\ or\ x\le-3$$
$$C.\ 3\ge x\ge0$$
$$D.\ -3\le x$$
$$E.\ 3\le x$$
SImplifying the inequality we have:

9 ≥ x^2

Taking the square root of both sides we have:

3 ≥ |x|

Thus,
3 ≥ x

or:

3 ≥ -x

-3 ≤ x

So we have:

-3 ≤ x ≤ 3

Answer: A

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