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In illustration 1.5, I can say that $x$ must be positive after plugging in negative values for $x$ and observing that the inequality isn't satisfied, but I do not understand how to logically conclude that $x$ must be positive. Is there an alternate way to prove that $x$ is positive other than experimentation?
Hint: $\sqrt{t} \geqslant 0$ by definition.