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Question 55364: how do i solve a multiuple radical equaion
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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You put one on each side of the equal sign and raise each side to a power equal to the index.
sqrt%28mx%2Ba%29-sqrt%28nx%2Bb%29=0
sqrt%28mx%2Ba%29-sqrt%28nx%2Bb%29%2Bsqrt%28nx%2Bb%29=0%2Bsqrt%28nx%2Bb%29
sqrt%28mx%2Ba%29=sqrt%28nx%2Bb%29
%28sqrt%28mx%2Ba%29%29%5E2=%28sqrt%28nx%2Bb%29%29%5E2
mx%2Ba=nx%2Bb solve as usual.
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Sometimes you end up having to foil if you have an extra term, then you will still have a radical left and will have to isolate the radical and square both sides again.
If you ask a specific problem, I can show you how to work it out.
Remember, always check your solutions, because you can get false solutions called extraneous solutions.
Hope that helped.
Happy Calculating!!!