Solving Equations with Indices Solving Equations with Indices
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3 3
(a) √𝑥 = 2 (b) 5 √𝑥 = 3 (a) √𝑥 = 2 (b) 5 √𝑥 = 3
16 27 16 27
(c) √𝑥 = √ 𝑥 (d) 𝑥= (c) √𝑥 = √ 𝑥 (d) 𝑥=
√𝑥 √𝑥
64 4 𝑥 64 4 𝑥
(e) 2 √𝑥 = (f) 3 = (e) 2 √𝑥 = (f) 3 =
𝑥2 √𝑥 4 𝑥2 √𝑥 4
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1⁄ 1⁄ 1⁄ 1⁄
(a) 𝑥 3 = −2 (b) 5𝑥 2 − 2 = 13 (a) 𝑥 3 = −2 (b) 5𝑥 2 − 2 = 13
3 3
𝑥 ⁄2 1 1 9 𝑥 ⁄2 1 1⁄ 9
(c) =6 (d) 𝑥 ⁄2 = 3 (c) =6 (d) 𝑥 2 = 3
20 4 4𝑥 ⁄2 20 4 4𝑥 ⁄2
1 1⁄ 1 1⁄
(e) 𝑥 −2 = (f) 48𝑥 − 4 −3=0 (e) 𝑥 −2 = (f) 48𝑥 − 4 −3=0
36 36
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(a) (√𝑥 − 1)(√𝑥 − 5) = 0 (a) (√𝑥 − 1)(√𝑥 − 5) = 0
2 2
(b) (√𝑥) − 4√𝑥 + 3 = 0 (b) (√𝑥) − 4√𝑥 + 3 = 0
(c) 𝑥 − 7√𝑥 + 10 = 0 (c) 𝑥 − 7√𝑥 + 10 = 0
(d) 8√𝑥 = 𝑥 + 12 (d) 8√𝑥 = 𝑥 + 12
15 15
(e) 8 − 𝑥 = √𝑥 (e) 8 − 𝑥 = √𝑥
√ √
2 2
(f) 4 − 2 √𝑥 = (f) 4 − 2 √𝑥 =
√𝑥 √𝑥
Solve Solve
(a) (𝑥 2 − 9)(𝑥 2 − 1) = 0 (a) (𝑥 2 − 9)(𝑥 2 − 1) = 0
(b) 𝑥 4 − 6𝑥 2 + 8 = 0 (b) 𝑥 4 − 6𝑥 2 + 8 = 0
4 4
(c) 𝑥2 + =5 (c) 𝑥2 + =5
𝑥2 𝑥2
(d) 𝑥 6 − 27 = 26𝑥 3 (d) 𝑥 6 − 27 = 26𝑥 3
8 8
(e) 𝑥3 = 7 + (e) 𝑥3 = 7 +
𝑥3 𝑥3