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Radical Equations and Its Applications

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 x+3x=8\sqrt{x+3x}=8  

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

2.

 5+xx=3\sqrt{5+x}-\sqrt{x}=3  

a)

 23\frac{2}{3}  

b)

 49\frac{4}{9}  

c)

 35\frac{3}{5}  

d)

No solution

3.

A solution that makes the equation false is an extraneous root.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The square root of the sum of twice a number and 7 is 13. What is the number?

a)

81

b)

82

c)

83

d)

84

5.

In the Pythagorean relation

 a2+b2=c2a^2+b^2=c^2  , a and b are the lengths of the legs and c is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Determine the missing side of the right triangle.
 a=7, b=24, c=?a=7,\ b=24,\ c=?  



(a)  

6.

A radical equation may lead to a linear equation or a quadratic equation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

 x5=7\sqrt{x-5}=7  

a)

 53-53  

b)

 54-54  

c)

 5353  

d)

 5454  

8.

 5x4=x\sqrt{5x-4}=x  

a)

 x=1, x=5x=1,\ x=5  

b)

 x=1, x=4x=-1,\ x=4  

c)

 x=1, x=4x=1,\ x=4  

d)

 x=1, x=5x=1,\ x=-5  

9.

 3x6=38\sqrt{3x-6}=3\sqrt{8}  



(a)  

10.

The sides of a square are each 9 feet long. Find the length of the diagonal.

a)

±82\pm8\sqrt{2}

b)

18318\sqrt{3}

c)

±92\pm9\sqrt{2}

d)

929\sqrt{2}