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SAT Math 4.5 Algebra and Functions

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Here’s your shmoop du jour, brought to you by Dollar Signs.

00:05

Why can’t there be more of THOSE on the highway?

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If x $ y is defined as x $ y equals the square root of x squared minus y squared,

00:18

and 13 $ y = 5, what is y?

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And here are the potential answers…

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Is it just us are you seeing dollar signs?

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So we're given that x $ y equals the square root of x squared minus y squared.

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So, 13 $ y is the square root of 13 squared minus y squared.

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The given information tells us that 13 $ y equals 5.

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This can be written as the equation square root of 13 squared minus y squared equals 5.

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This gives us square root of 169 minus y squared equals 5.

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Let’s get rid of the square root by squaring both sides.

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This gives us 169 minus y squared equals 25.

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We add y squared to both sides, then subtract 25 from both sides to get 144 equals y squared.

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Now we can take the square root of 144 to get y equals 12.

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BUT…we have to remember that negative 12 is also an answer, since a negative, when

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squared, is positive.

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The answer is (E).

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