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The question
Question: solve √(x − 2) = −3.
√x − 2 = −3
A square root is never negative.
The square root of 9 is 3, not minus 3.
√ is never negative
So it can never be −3.
There is no solution.
√x − 2 = −3 no solution
Answer
√x − 2 = −3 no solution