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Is there a place on campus where math tutors are available? Can your study skills be improved? Whom can you ask for help?Your fellow classmates and instructor are good resources. It is important to make sure you have a strong foundation before you move on. In math every topic builds upon previous work. Solve more equations I just got here Practice question 1: Isolating the radical term. Theyre a little different than the equations youve solved before: theyll require more work for solving, and the problems will be more challenging problems with extraneous solutions. This must be addressed quickly because topics you do not master become potholes in your road to success. In this article, we will solve more square-root equations.
What did you do to become confident of your ability to do these things? Be specific. Reflect on the study skills you used so that you can continue to use them. Congratulations! You have achieved the objectives in this section. Ⓐ After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.Ĭhoose how would you respond to the statement “I can solve quadratic equations of the form a times the square of x minus h equals k using the Square Root Property.” “Confidently,” “with some help,” or “No, I don’t get it.” In your own words, explain how to use the Square Root Property to solve the quadratic equation ( x + 2 ) 2 = 16 ( x + 2 ) 2 = 16. We earlier defined the square root of a number in this way: So, every positive number has two square roots-one positive and one negative. Therefore, both 13 and −13 are square roots of 169. Previously we learned that since 169 is the square of 13, we can also say that 13 is a square root of 169. īut what happens when we have an equation like x 2 = 7? Since 7 is not a perfect square, we cannot solve the equation by factoring. In each case, we would get two solutions, x = 4, x = −4 x = 4, x = −4 and x = 5, x = −5. We can easily use factoring to find the solutions of similar equations, like x 2 = 16 and x 2 = 25, because 16 and 25 are perfect squares. The store should charge $25 per game to make a revenue of $170 per day.( x − 3 ) ( x + 3 ) = 0 ( x − 3 ) ( x + 3 ) = 0 Substitute x = 5 into the revenue function. The maximum revenue is the y-value of the vertex. So, the store should lower the price by 5×$1 = $5. Remember x is the number of times to lower the price by $1. In general form, the x-value of the vertex is \(x=-\frac\). Use the distributive property to put this in general form. In this case the price is (30 − x) where x is the number of times $1 is deducted from the price. How much should the video game store charge to maximize their daily revenue? What is their maximum daily revenue?
They try dropping the price by $1 and sell 2 more games a day. A video game store charges $30 per game and sells 40 games each day.