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11-3: SOLVING RADICAL EQUATIONS Essential Question: What is an extraneous solution, and how do you find one?
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations A radical equation is an equation that has a variable underneath a radical. You solve radical equations by getting the radical alone on one side of the equation, then squaring both sides. You should take your answers and substitute them back in the original problem to make sure your answers aren’t extraneous (we’ll get to that shortly)
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations Example 1a: Solving by Isolating the Radical Solve each equation - 3 = 4 +3 +3Add 3 to each side ( ) 2 = (7) 2 Square both sides to remove the radical x = 49
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations Example 1b: Solving by Isolating the Radical Solve each equation = 4 ( ) 2 = (4) 2 Square both sides to remove the radical x – 3 = 16 +3 +3Add 3 to each side x = 19
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations YY OUR T URN : Simplify each radical 25 81 38
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Example 2: Real World Problem Solving On a roller coaster, your speed in a loop depends on the height of the hill you have just come down and the radius of the loop in feet. The equation gives the velocity v in feet per second of a car at the top of the loop. Suppose the loop has a radius of 18 feet. You want the car to have a velocity of 30 ft/s at the top of the loop. How high should the hill be?
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations Solve for h when v = 30 and r = 18 Substitute Get the radical alone Divide both sides by 8 Square both sides Add 36 to both sides Hill should be about 50 ft
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations YY OUR T URN FFind the height of the hill when the velocity at the top of the loop is 35 ft/s and the radius of the loop is 24 ft. Round your answer to the nearest foot. 667 ft
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If you have a radical on each side of an equal sign, you can square both sides of the equation to solve. Example 3: Solving With Radical Expressions on Both Sides Solve Square each side Square and root cancel out Subtract n & +2 to each side Divide by 2
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations YYour Turn SSolve CCheck your answer x = 5
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An extraneous solution is a solution that is found algebraically, but doesn’t satisfy the original equation. You can only find extraneous solutions by checking answers. General Rule Whenever there is an x inside a square root AND an x outside a square root, you’ll have to check for extraneous solutions.
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations Example 4: Identifying Extraneous Solutions Square both sides x 2 = x + 6Looks like a quadratic… x 2 – x – 6 = 0Subtract x & 6 from each side (x – 3)(x + 2) = 0Factor the quadratic x – 3 = 0| x + 2 = 0Set each side = 0 x = 3| x = -2Solve for x Check each solution back in the original
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11-3: Solving Radical Equations YYour Turn SSolve FFind the real and extraneous solution Real: y = 2 Extraneous: y = -1 NNote: If both of the solutions are extraneous, we say there is no solution.
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Assignment Worksheet #11-3 1 – 35, odds
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