Problem 3: Solve the equation: (1 − 𝑥)^3/2 = 8
solution
Answer: x= -3
Work: square both sides of the equation.
(1-x)3 =64. Then we get the cube root on both sides.
(1-x) = 4, we then solve to get the value of x.
1–x = 4. collect the like terms together.
x=1-4
x=-3