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Radical Equation: A Radical Equation Is An Equation With A Square Root Or, Etc

This document provides steps to solve radical equations. It explains that a radical equation contains square roots, cube roots, etc. To solve such an equation: 1. Isolate the radical term on one side of the equation 2. Square both sides of the equation to remove the radical An example of solving the equation √(2x+9) − 5 = 0 is shown step-by-step. For equations with multiple radicals, the process is repeated for each radical term. A more complex example with two radical terms is also worked through to demonstrate this method.

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Radical Equation: A Radical Equation Is An Equation With A Square Root Or, Etc

This document provides steps to solve radical equations. It explains that a radical equation contains square roots, cube roots, etc. To solve such an equation: 1. Isolate the radical term on one side of the equation 2. Square both sides of the equation to remove the radical An example of solving the equation √(2x+9) − 5 = 0 is shown step-by-step. For equations with multiple radicals, the process is repeated for each radical term. A more complex example with two radical terms is also worked through to demonstrate this method.

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Radical Equation

A Radical Equation
is an equation with
Radical Equations
a square root or
cube root, etc.

TO SOLVE RADICAL EQUATION

Follow these simple steps:


1. isolate the square root on one side of the equation
2. square both sides of the equation

Example: solve (2x+9) 5 = 0


isolate the square root: (2x+9) = 5
square both sides: 2x+9 = 25
Now it should be easier to solve!
Move 9 to right: 2x = 25 9 = 16
Divide by 2: x = 16/2 = 8
Answer: x = 8
Check: (28+9) 5 = (25) 5 = 5 5 = 0

More Than One Square Root


What if there are two or more square roots? Easy! Just repeat the
process for each one.
It will take longer (lots more steps) ... but nothing too hard.
Example: solve (2x5) (x1) = 1
isolate one of the square roots: (2x5) = 1 + (x1)
square both sides: 2x5 = (1 + (x1))2
We have removed one square root.
Expand right hand side: 2x5 = 1 + 2(x1) + (x1)
Simplify: 2x5 = 2(x1) + x
Subtract x from both sides: x5 = 2(x1)

Now do the "square root" thing again:


isolate the square root: (x1) = (x5)/2
square both sides: x1 = ((x5)/2)2
We have now successfully removed both square roots.

Let us continue on with the solution


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Expand right hand side: x1 = (x2 10x + 25)/4
It is a Quadratic Equation! So let us put it in standard form.
Multiply by 4 to remove division: 4x4 = x2 10x + 25
Bring all to left: 4x 4 x2 + 10x 25 = 0
Combine like terms: x2 + 14x 29 = 0
Swap all signs: x2 14x + 29 = 0
Using the Quadratic Formula (a=1, b=14, c=29) gives the solutions:
2.53 and 11.47 (to 2 decimal places)
Let us check the solutions:
2.53: (22.535) (2.531) 1 Oops! Should be plus 1!
11.47: (211.475) (11.471) 1 Yes that one works.
There is really only one solution:
Answer: 11.47 (to 2 decimal places)

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