Solve Using the Square Root Property 4x^2=60

$4 x^{2} = 60$

Step 1

Divide each term in $4 x^{2} = 60$ by $4$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $4 x^{2} = 60$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 x^{2}}{4} = \frac{60}{4}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 x^{2}}{4} = \frac{60}{4}$

Divide $x^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} = \frac{60}{4}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $60$ by $4$ .

$x^{2} = 15$

Step 2

Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.

$x = \pm \sqrt{15}$

Step 3

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

First, use the positive value of the $\pm$ to find the first solution.

$x = \sqrt{15}$

Next, use the negative value of the $\pm$ to find the second solution.

$x = - \sqrt{15}$

The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.

$x = \sqrt{15}, - \sqrt{15}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \sqrt{15}, - \sqrt{15}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 3.87298334 \dots, - 3.87298334 \dots$