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Solve the following rational equation:
We want all denominators in factored form to find the LCD. Two of the denominators cannot be factored further. However, Then, the LCD is Next, we multiply the whole equation by the LCD.
In this case, either solution produces a zero in the denominator in the original equation. Thus, there is no solution.
Access these online resources for additional instruction and practice with different types of equations.
In a radical equation, what does it mean if a number is an extraneous solution?
This is not a solution to the radical equation, it is a value obtained from squaring both sides and thus changing the signs of an equation which has caused it not to be a solution in the original equation.
Explain why possible solutions must be checked in radical equations.
Your friend tries to calculate the value and keeps getting an ERROR message. What mistake is he or she probably making?
He or she is probably trying to enter negative 9, but taking the square root of is not a real number. The negative sign is in front of this, so your friend should be taking the square root of 9, cubing it, and then putting the negative sign in front, resulting in
Explain why has no solutions.
Explain how to change a rational exponent into the correct radical expression.
A rational exponent is a fraction: the denominator of the fraction is the root or index number and the numerator is the power to which it is raised.
For the following exercises, solve the rational exponent equation. Use factoring where necessary.
For the following exercises, solve the following polynomial equations by grouping and factoring.
For the following exercises, solve the radical equation. Be sure to check all solutions to eliminate extraneous solutions.
For the following exercises, solve the equation involving absolute value.
For the following exercises, solve the equation by identifying the quadratic form. Use a substitute variable and find all real solutions by factoring.
For the following exercises, solve for the unknown variable.
For the following exercises, use the model for the period of a pendulum, such that where the length of the pendulum is L and the acceleration due to gravity is
If the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 and the period equals 1 s, find the length to the nearest cm (100 cm = 1 m).
If the gravity is 32 ft/s 2 and the period equals 1 s, find the length to the nearest in. (12 in. = 1 ft). Round your answer to the nearest in.
10 in.
For the following exercises, use a model for body surface area, BSA, such that where w = weight in kg and h = height in cm.
Find the height of a 72-kg female to the nearest cm whose
Find the weight of a 177-cm male to the nearest kg whose
90 kg
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