Radical Equations & Transformations Review

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x = 25

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What is the starting point of the graph of the radical function?

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(0,0)

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x = 2

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Which equation shifts a radical equation right 5 times and down once?

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Describe the transformation: Left 1 unit, Reflect over x-axis, up 2 units

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What is a radical equation?

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An equation that involves a variable within a radical (square root, cube root, etc.).

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How do you isolate a variable in a radical equation?

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Square both sides of the equation to eliminate the radical.

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What is the domain of a radical function?

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The set of all x-values for which the expression under the radical is non-negative.

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What does shifting a graph to the right mean?

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It means to replace x with (x - h) in the function, where h is the number of units to shift.

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What is the effect of reflecting a graph over the x-axis?

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The y-values of the function are multiplied by -1.