7.5 Solving square root and other radical equations.

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7.5

Solving square root and other radical equations

Solving square root equations

• Get the square root by itself before you do anything else.

• Square both sides and then solve

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7952 x

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369423 x

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133144 x

Practice Problems

2/6: #7 pg 394 1-6, do 65-74 as review

7.5 Day 2

Solving radical equations

• Get the radical by itself• Raise each side to the reciprocal power• Remember rules for absolute values

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252 32x

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54)3(2 23

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Practice Problems

2/7: #8 pg 394 7-12

7.5 Day 3

• Extraneous solutions• Solving when we have multiple roots

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51 xx

Solving equations with 2 roots/rational exponents

• Get one on each side of the equation• Determine which power to take each side

too• Simplify and check your solutions

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Solve0)43()12( 25.5. xx

Practice Problems

2/6: #9 pg 394 15-29 odd, 34-42 even