RADICAL

EQUATIONS

WHAT DOES A RADICAL LOOK LIKE? RADICAL

SIGNRADICANDINDEX

EXAMPLES: ,

R A D I C A L E Q U A T I O N S

- AN EQUATION CONTAINING A RADICAL EXPRESSION

HOW TO SOLVE RADICAL EQUATIONSEXAMPLE: = 8

()2 = (8)2

5x – 1 = 64

5x = 64 – 1

=

X = 13

GIVEN EQUATION

SQUARE EACH SIDE

EVALUATE

FINAL ANSWER

EXAMPLES + 3 = 9 = 9 - 3

()2 = (6)2

=

X = 12

=

= ()2

9x + 1 = 4x + 269x – 4x = 26 - 1 =

X = 5

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