SOLUTION: Why do we need to check the solutions when we solve radical equation?

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Question 431909: Why do we need to check the solutions when we solve radical equation?
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because you don't want to have a solution where you replace it in your original equation and obtain complex numbers that don't satisfy.
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