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How do you solve $5x^2=240$ ?

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Aug 24, 2016

$x^2=48$ and $x=48^0.5$

Explanation:

$5*x^2 = 240$

$x^2=240/5$

$x=(48)^0.5$

$x=6.928$

and $x=-6.928$

Aug 24, 2016

$x=+-4sqrt3$

$x=+-6.93$

Explanation:

$5x^2=240$

or

$x^2=240/5$

or

$x^2=48$

or

$x=sqrt48$

or

$x=+-4sqrt3$

or

$x=+-6.93$

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