Question

Algebra 2 help. Solving equations containing two radicals

Answer 1

These are 3 questions and 3 answers.

Question 1.

Answer: bot equations have the same potential solutions, but equation A may have extraneous solutions

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Equation A

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Replace x = -4 in the right side of the equation:

`√(x+2) =√(-4+2) =√(-2)`

Which is not defined, so this is a extraneous solution.

2) Equation B.

Since it is a cube root, it is defined for any (negative, zero, and positive) values of x.

Question 2.

Answer: cubing both sides once.

Step-by-step explanation:

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3) Question 3.

Answer: c - 2 = 25 + c + 10√c

Step-by-step explanation:

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