document.write( "Question 950712: Hi I need help with these radical equation questions. Thanks in advance :) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve each equation and check for extraneous solutions: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. [sqrt(2x^2 - 1)]=x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.[sqrt(1/3)]
\n" ); document.write( "B.{-1,1}
\n" ); document.write( "C.{-1/2,1}
\n" ); document.write( "D.1
\n" ); document.write( "E.0
\n" ); document.write( "F.none of the above \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.[sqrt(2x^2 + 5x + 6)]=x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.no solution
\n" ); document.write( "B.{-2,-3}
\n" ); document.write( "C.{2,3}
\n" ); document.write( "D.-2
\n" ); document.write( "E.3
\n" ); document.write( "F.0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. [sqrt(x + 3)] = 2[SQRT(x)]\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.no real solution
\n" ); document.write( "B.3
\n" ); document.write( "C.{-3,3}
\n" ); document.write( "D.0
\n" ); document.write( "E.3/2
\n" ); document.write( "F.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.[sqrt(2x^2 + x - 12)] = x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.[sqrt(6)]
\n" ); document.write( "B.3
\n" ); document.write( "C.no solution
\n" ); document.write( "D.[sqrt(12)]
\n" ); document.write( "E.2
\n" ); document.write( "F.{-2,2} \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.[sqrt(2x^2 + 6x + 4)] = x + 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.1
\n" ); document.write( "B.{-3, -1}
\n" ); document.write( "C.{-3/2, -1}
\n" ); document.write( "D.no solution
\n" ); document.write( "E.-1
\n" ); document.write( "F.-3
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Algebra.Com's Answer #580571 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%282x%5E2+-1%29%29=x\".......square both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28sqrt%282x%5E2+-1%29%29%29%5E2=x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-1=x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-x%5E2-1=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-1=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29=0\"=>\"x=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B1%29=0\"=>\"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer is:
\n" ); document.write( "B.{-1,1} \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6%29%29%5E2=x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6=x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+6=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B+2x%2B+3x+%2B+6=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B+2x%29%2B+%283x+%2B+6%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B+2%29%2B+3%28x+%2B+2%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B+3%29%28x+%2B+2%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B+3%29=0\"=>\"x=-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+2%29=0\"=>\"x=-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B.{-2,-3} \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28x+%2B+3%29+=+2sqrt%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x+%2B+3%29%29%5E2+=%28+2sqrt%28x%29%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+3+=+4x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+4x-x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "F.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"x=1\", \"sqrt%281+%2B+3%29+=+2sqrt%281%29\"=>\"sqrt%284%29+=+2%2A1\"=>\"2+=+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, these lines intersect at (\"1\",\"2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+x+-12%29+=+x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+x+-12%29%29%5E2+=+x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+%2B+x+-12+=+x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+-x%5E2%2B+x+-12+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B+x+-12+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B+4x-3x+-12+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B+4x%29-%283x+%2B12%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B+4%29-3%28x+%2B4%29+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B4%29%28x-3%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B4%29=0\"=>\"x=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29=0\"=>\"x=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer is:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+4%29+=+x+%2B+1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%282x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+4%29%29%5E2+=+%28x+%2B+1%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+4=+x%5E2%2B2x+%2B+1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+4-x%5E2-2x+-+1=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B+3=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2Bx%2B+3x+%2B+3=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+%2Bx%29%2B+%283x+%2B+3%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x+%2B1%29%2B+3%28x+%2B+1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B3%29%28x+%2B+1%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B3%29=0\"=>\"x=-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+1%29=0\"=>\"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer:
\n" ); document.write( "B.{-3, -1} \r
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