Radical Equations

What is the first step to solving Radical Equations?

• Check for extraneous solutions.

• Raise each side of the equation to the power of the index.

• Isolate the radical on one side of equations.

• Solve the remaining equation.

• Convert from radical form to rational exponent form

Question 1

• 10
• 8
• 16
• 4
• 9

• x = -6
• x = 3
• x = -3
• x = 5±

Solve.

• no solution
• 6
• 3
• 4

Solve

• -14
• 14
• no solution
• 28

• x = -14

• x = 14

• No Solution

• x = 28

• x = 102

• x = 12

• x = 98

• x = 7

• x = 3

• x = -9

• x = -5/3

• x = 9

• x = 3

• x = -3

• x = 2

• x = -2