High School

Select all the solutions to the equation [tex]$7x^2 = 343$[/tex].

A. [tex]-\sqrt{49}[/tex]
B. 7
C. 49
D. [tex]-7[/tex]
E. [tex]\sqrt{49}[/tex]
F. [tex]-\sqrt{7}[/tex]
G. [tex]\sqrt{-49}[/tex]

Answer :

We start with the equation

[tex]$$
7x^2 = 343.
$$[/tex]

Step 1. Isolate [tex]$x^2$[/tex]:

Divide both sides by [tex]$7$[/tex] to get

[tex]$$
x^2 = \frac{343}{7} = 49.
$$[/tex]

Step 2. Solve for [tex]$x$[/tex]:

We have

[tex]$$
x^2 = 49.
$$[/tex]

Taking the square root of both sides, we obtain

[tex]$$
x = \pm \sqrt{49}.
$$[/tex]

Since [tex]$\sqrt{49} = 7$[/tex], the solutions are

[tex]$$
x = 7 \quad \text{or} \quad x = -7.
$$[/tex]

Thus, the solutions to the equation are [tex]$7$[/tex] and [tex]$-7$[/tex].

In the provided list, this means the correct answers are those that represent [tex]$7$[/tex] (which can be written as [tex]$7$[/tex] or [tex]$\sqrt{49}$[/tex]) and [tex]$-7$[/tex] (which can be written as [tex]$-7$[/tex] or [tex]$-\sqrt{49}$[/tex]).