Radical Equations

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Be

careful with
extraneous solutions

2✗ =
✗ •

square both sides

☒z×)Z=
2
✗ •

simplify
2

15-2 ✗ the remaining quadratic &
=
is to Zero
Set equal

a
.

solve move all terms to the left


✗ 2+2×-15=0
,


Factor
( ✗ +511×-31=0

apply zero product property


✗ =
-5 ✗ =3

↳ check solutions
Fcs ) =
-5 VTÉ) =3
-25=-5 V97 3
5 =/ -5 3 =3
this is EXTRANEOUS ( this is the sole solution

Tts =
f- 7 square both sides
-12-14++49
.

it -
7) 2=(1--7) ( t 2) -
=

' '
a -
Zab + b
t-1=-12-141-+49 •
the remaining is a quadratic . set equal to Zero &
solve ,
move all terms to the left
II tilt -19=0
-

.
group similar terms
t +114=15 t -1-49=-50

1st -

so -
t 2--0 .

change the signs (to eliminate the -

F) and reorder the terms


rewrite as -
sit -

lot
-

t
'
-

1st +50=0 .
Factor by Grouping or apply quadratic
E- sit VI. 1=10-7
-

lot +50=0 -

factor t out factor -10 out


,

F- 1=5-7 V9 =3
f- (1--5)-10 Ct -51=0
=3✓
3
factor the whole ☒
T.la expression "
=

""←
.

tt -10kt -

5)
-
2=1 -

z
.

zero product property this is extraneous


t
t ly
-

-
CONTAINING TWO RADICALS isolate radical , eliminate it ,
one

and the isolate the second Radical


¥5 ☒ 4
.

+ =

• subtract ☒ from both sides

¥-3 =
4- €2 .
square both sides

(Ft )
"
=
( IÉ ¥-5 )
-
'

• use d- zabtb
'
to expand

(4) 2- 2 (4) (E) taxi


2×1-3=16 -IIF2t( X-D =
16 2)

his
one
isolate the

seconded
✗ -

11 =
-8*2 2×+3 -
✗ 1-2-16 =
✗ -11

both sides
1×-115=(-8*5)-2 •
square
C- 85=64 •
Expand and Simplify
(1%22×1-121)=64%7) 1×-115<=1×4 -21×11-111+411
'

'
64×-128 d- Zabtb

✗ 2-22×1-121=64×-128 •

Set the
quadratic equal to Zero

✓ -22×-64 ✗ = -8611 1211-128=249

✗ 2-86×+249=0 -

Factor or
apply quadratic
1×-311×-837=0 Apply zero -

product property
¥+3 tf-2=4
✗ =3 11=83

or

✓ ✗ → check ¥-3 +
=4
rq it 4
☒ +81=4
+ =

3 1- oT= 4
31-1--4 131-91=4
✓ Extraneous

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