How do you solve $m^2=11$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-27T02:06:24

$m=+-sqrt11$

Square roots are canceled out by squaring.
Like this...

$m^2=11$

Square both sides to get rid of the square root.
Remember when you cancel a square using square root it is positive and negative.

$sqrt(m^2)=+-sqrt11$

$sqrt(m^color(red)cancel2)=+-sqrt11$

$m=+-sqrt11$

How do you solve m^2=11m^2=11?