SECTION 7-3: SOLVING RADICAL EQUATIONS Solve equations that contain radicals or rational exponents
Solving Radical Equations Isolate the radical on one side of the equation, if necessary. Raise each side of the equation to the same power to eliminate the radical. Solve the resulting equation using techniques that you learned in previous chapters. Check your solutions.
Example 1: Solve a Radical Equation
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Example 2: Solve a Radical Equaiton
Example 3: Solve an Equation with Two Radicals
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Roots that do not make the original equation true. You must check each apparent solution in the original equation. Extraneous Roots
Example 4: Solve an Equation with an Extraneous Solution
Example 5: Solve an Equation with Rational Exponents
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