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The document provides steps for solving radical equations and inequalities: 1. Isolate the radical term on one side of the equation. 2. Raise both sides of the equation to a power equal to the radical's index to eliminate the radical. 3. Solve the resulting equation. 4. Check that solutions satisfy the original equation. It also provides examples of solving radical equations and inequalities, including checking solutions. Exercises are included for practice.

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The document provides steps for solving radical equations and inequalities: 1. Isolate the radical term on one side of the equation. 2. Raise both sides of the equation to a power equal to the radical's index to eliminate the radical. 3. Solve the resulting equation. 4. Check that solutions satisfy the original equation. It also provides examples of solving radical equations and inequalities, including checking solutions. Exercises are included for practice.

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6-7 Study Guide and Intervention


Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities
Solve Radical Equations The following steps are used in solving equations that have variables in the radicand.
Some algebraic procedures may be needed before you use these steps.
Step 1 Isolate the radical on one side of the equation.
Step 2 To eliminate the radical, raise each side of the equation to a power equal to the index of the radical.
Step 3 Solve the resulting equation.
Step 4 Check your solution in the original equation to make sure that you have not obtained any extraneous roots.

Example 1: Solve 2
2
2

4 x +8
4 x +8
4 x +8

4 x +8

4=8

3 x +1

Original equation

= 12

Add 4 to each side.

=6

Isolate the radical.

4x + 8 = 36

Subtract 8 from each side.

x=7

Divide each side by 4.

Chapter 6

Original equation
Square each side.
Simplify.
Isolate the radical.

Square each side.

x 2 5x = 0

Subtract 5x from

each side.

x(x 5) = 0

Check
2 4 (7)+ 8 4 8
2 36 4 8
2(6) 4 8
8=8
The solution x = 7 checks.

3 x +1

5x =

Square each side.

4x = 28

Example 2: Solve

5 x 1
3x + 1 = 5x 2 5 x + 1
2 5 x = 2x
5 x = x

4 = 8.

Factor.

x = 0 or x = 5
Check

3(0)+1

= 1, but

5(0)

1 = 1, so 0 is not a

3(5)+ 1

= 4, and

5(5)

1 = 4, so the solution is

solution.
=

5 x

1.

x = 5.

45

Glencoe Algebra 2

Exercises
Solve each equation.
1. 3 + 2x

4.

5x

7.

21

10. 4

=5

4=6

3 2 x +11

Chapter 6

2. 2

5 x4

2 = 10

=0

3 x +4

+ 1 = 15

5. 12 +

2 x1

8. 10

2 x

11. 2

3. 8 +

=4

=5

x11

46

x+ 4

x+1

=2

6.

12x

=0

9.

4+ 7 x

12.

7 x 9

(9 x11)

1
2

=x+1

Glencoe Algebra 2

6-7 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)


Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities
Solve Radical Inequalities A radical inequality is an inequality that has a variable in a radicand. Use the following
steps to solve radical inequalities.
Step 1 If the index of the root is even, identify the values of the variable for which the radicand is nonnegative.
Step 2 Solve the inequality algebraically.
Step 3 Test values to check your solution.

Example: Solve 5

20 x + 4

3.

Since the radicand of a square root must


be greater than or equal to zero, first solve
20x + 4 0.
20x + 4 0

Chapter 6

20 x + 4
20 x + 4

20 x + 4
8

20x 60

1
5

x3

46

3.

3 Original inequality

20x + 4 64

20x 4
x

Now solve 5

Isolate the radical.


Eliminate the radical by squaring each side.
Subtract 4 from each side.
Divide each side by 20.

Glencoe Algebra 2

1
5

It appears that

x 3 is the solution. Test some values.

x = 1

x=0

20(1)+ 4

is not a real
number, so the inequality is not
satisfied.

Therefore the solution

1
5

x=4

5 20(0)+4 = 3, so the
inequality is satisfied.

5 20(4 )+ 4 4.2, so the


inequality is not satisfied.

x 3 checks.

Exercises
Solve each inequality.
1.

c2

4. 8

7. 2
5

+47

3 x+4

5 x6

1<5

2. 3

5.

2 x1

2 x +8

8.

+ 6 < 15

4>2

2 x +12

3.

6. 9

+ 4 12

10 x +9

6 x+3

2>5

9.

2d +1

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