Fill in each blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. Some choices may be used more than once and some may not be used at all.

-If $x ^ { 2 } = a , \text { then } x = \sqrt { a } \text { or } x = - \sqrt { a }$ . . This property is called the ________property.
A)quadratic
B)completing the square
C)square root
D)vertex

Question

Fill in each blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. Some choices may be used more than once and some may not be used at all.

-If $x ^ { 2 } = a , \text { then } x = \sqrt { a } \text { or } x = - \sqrt { a }$ . . This property is called the ________property.
A)quadratic 
B)completing the square 
C)square root 
D)vertex

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This property is called the square root property, which states that if $x^2 = a$, then $x = \sqrt{a}$ or $x = -\sqrt{a}$.

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