Solve .

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. and , found by substituting into a quadratic

  1. Step 1: Let ; the equation becomes , so . Step 2. Then or , so or . **Answer: and . Why not the others:** The roots are not the solutions of yet, and is positive and has the solution .

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