EQUATIONS CONTAINING VARIABLES UNDER ONE OR MORE RADICALS

Note:


Problem 2.3a:

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Answer: There is no solution.

Solution:

First make a note of the fact that you cannot take the square root of a negative number. Therefore, tex2html_wrap_inline81 .



Subtract 5x from both sides of the equation so that the radical term is

isolated.

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Square both sides of the equation:

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Subtract 3x from and add 11 to both sides of the equation.

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Solve using the quadratic formula.

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Simplify.

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There is no real solution.

You can also check the answer by graphing the equation:

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The graph represents the right side of the original equation minus the left side of the original equation. Since there are no x-intercepts, there is no real solution to the equation.


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