HISTO This is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Asia, established in

MATH: 1858 and located in Manila. What is the name of this garden?
COLUMN A COLUMN B
M 1. 𝟑 𝟕 + 𝟐 𝟕 M 𝟓 𝟕
E 2. 𝟏𝟓 𝟕 − 𝟓 𝟕 N 𝟑 𝟓+𝟐 𝟐
H 3. −𝟓 𝟑 − 𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
A 𝟖 𝒙
A 𝟑 𝟑
4. 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟓 𝒙 G 𝟐 𝟐+𝟑
N 5. 𝟑 𝟓 + 𝟐 𝟐 E 𝟏𝟎 𝟕
G 6. 𝟖 + 𝟗 R −𝟖 𝒙
A 𝟑 𝟑
7. 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟔 𝒙 H −𝟖 𝟑
R 8. 𝟔 𝒙 − 𝟐 𝟒𝟗𝒙 D 𝟏𝟎 𝟑
D 9. 𝟏𝟐 + 𝟕𝟓 + 𝟑 𝟑
E 10. 𝟐 𝟕 + 𝟓 𝟕 + 𝟑 𝟕
Answer: MEHAN GARDEN
N 11. 𝟔 𝟓 − 𝟑 𝟓 + 𝟒 𝟐 − 𝟐 𝟐
Perform the indicated operations.
6 7 8 9

10

10
𝟖 𝟓+ 𝟓
𝟓 𝟑−𝟑 𝟑
 𝟖 + 𝟐𝟎 − 𝟏𝟐

=𝟐 𝟐+𝟐 𝟓−𝟐 𝟑
𝟑 𝟐𝟎 − 𝟐 𝟒𝟓
𝟑
𝟐𝒂 ∙ 𝟐𝒂
𝟔
= 𝟑𝟐𝒂 𝟓
 𝟓𝟎 ∙ 𝟐𝒎𝟓

𝟐
= 𝟏𝟎𝒎 𝒎
𝟒 𝟒
𝟏𝟒 ÷ 𝟐
4
𝟐𝟏𝒙𝟐 ÷ 𝟑𝒙𝟐
𝟒 𝟒
𝒂 𝒂𝟑 −𝟕

4
=𝑎−7 𝑎
 𝟕
10 𝟔+ 𝟓

=𝟕 𝟔−𝟕 𝟓
Q3 LESSON 11
SOLVING
EQUATIONS
AND PROBLEMS
INVOLVING
RADICAL
EXPRESSIONS
PREPARED BY: MA’AM MELODY AMERICA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the period, at least 80% of the learners with
80% proficiency should be able to:
1. solve equations involving radical expressions; (M9AL-IIi-1)
2. solve problems involving radicals; (M9AL-IIj-1)
3. perform step-by-step solutions to equations and
problems with radicals; and
4. show persistence and value the importance of radicals in
real-life applications.
A radical equation is
an equation that has
variables in one or
more radicands.
EXAMPLES:

𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟑
𝟓 𝒙−𝟏=𝟎
𝟐 𝒙=𝒙
SOLVING RADICAL EQUATIONS
1. Isolate the radical on one side of the equation.
2. Combined similar terms whenever possible.
3. Remove the radical sign by raising both sides of
the equation to the index of the radical, example: 2
for √, 3 for ∛.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 if a radical is still present in the
equation.
5. Solve the resulting equation
6. Check the solutions in the given equation for a
possible presence of extraneous roots.
Extraneous solution - is
a solution that does not
satisfy the given
equation.
1. Solve 𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟓.
Solution:

𝒙+𝟏=𝟓 Given Equation

𝒙=𝟓−𝟏 Isolate the radicals

𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 = 𝟒 Remove the radical sign

𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔
Checking: 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔 (by substitution)
𝒙+𝟏=𝟓
Therefore,
𝟏𝟔 + 𝟏 = 𝟓 the solution
𝟒+𝟏=𝟓 is 𝟏𝟔.
𝟓=𝟓
2. Solve 𝟐 = 𝟑
𝒎.
Solution:
𝟑 Given Equation
𝟐= 𝒎
𝟑
𝒎=𝟐 Property of Equality

𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
𝒎 = (𝟐) Remove the radical sign

𝒎=𝟖
Checking: 𝒎 = 𝟖 (by substitution)
𝟑
𝟐= 𝒎
𝟑
Therefore,
𝟐= (𝟖) the solution
𝟑
𝟐= 𝟖 is 𝟖.

𝟐=𝟐
3. Solve 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎.
Solution:
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎 Given Equation
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎 Remove the radical sign

𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎
𝟑𝒙 − 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐 Combine similar terms (APE)
𝟐𝒙 𝟖
= Solve the resulting equation (MPE)
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙=𝟒
Checking: 𝒙 = 𝟒
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎
𝟑 𝟒 + 𝟐 = 𝟒 + 𝟏𝟎
𝟏𝟐 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟒
Therefore, the
𝟏𝟒 = 𝟏𝟒 solution is 𝟒.
4. Solve 𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟔.
Solution:
𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟔 Given Equation

𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 = 𝟔 − 𝟐 Combine similar terms (APE)

𝟐
𝟐
𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 = 𝟒 Remove the radical sign

𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟔 Combine similar terms

(APE)
𝟓𝒂 = 𝟏𝟔 − 𝟏

𝒂=𝟑 𝟓𝒂 𝟏𝟓
𝟓
=
𝟓
Solve the resulting equation
(MPE)
Checking: 𝒂 = 𝟑
𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟔
𝟓 𝟑 +𝟏+𝟐=𝟔
𝟏𝟔 + 𝟐 = 𝟔
𝟒+𝟐=𝟔 Therefore, the
𝟔=𝟔 solution is 𝟑.
 𝟑
5. Solve 𝒙 − 𝟏 − 𝟑 = 𝟏.
Solution: 𝟑 Given Equation
𝒙−𝟏−𝟑=𝟏
𝟑 Combine similar terms
𝒙−𝟏=𝟏+𝟑 (APE)
𝟑 𝟑
𝟑 Remove the radical sign
𝒙−𝟏 = 𝟒
𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟔𝟒 Combine similar terms
(APE)
𝒙 = 𝟔𝟒 + 𝟏
𝒙 = 𝟔𝟓
Checking: 𝒙 = 𝟔𝟓
𝟑
𝒙−𝟏−𝟑=𝟏
𝟑
𝟔𝟓 − 𝟏 − 𝟑 = 𝟏
𝟑
𝟔𝟒 − 𝟑 = 𝟏
𝟒−𝟑=𝟏 Therefore, the
solution is 𝟔𝟓.
𝟏=𝟏
6. Solve 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝒙.
Solution: 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝒙 Given Equation
𝟐
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝒙 𝟐 Remove the radical sign
𝟐 Combine similar terms (APE)
𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝒙
𝟐 Multiply each side by -1
−𝒙 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝟎
𝟐
𝒙 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏𝟖 = 𝟎
(𝒙 − 𝟔)(𝒙 + 𝟑) = 𝟎 Factor
𝒙 − 𝟔 = 𝟎; (𝒙 + 𝟑) = 𝟎 Zero Product Property

𝒙=𝟔 𝒙 = −𝟑
 Checking: 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝒙 Therefore, the solution is 𝟔.

𝒙 = −𝟑 𝒙=𝟔
𝟑(−𝟑) + 𝟏𝟖 = (−𝟑) 𝟑(𝟔) + 𝟏𝟖 = (𝟔)
−𝟗 + 𝟏𝟖 = −𝟑 𝟏𝟖 + 𝟏𝟖 = 𝟔
𝟗=𝟔 𝟑𝟔 = 𝟔
𝟑=𝟔
Extraneous solution
𝟔=𝟔
𝟑≠𝟔 True Solution
7. The side of a square measures ( 𝟓 + 𝟑) units,
solve for its area.
𝑨=𝒔 𝟐 Formula of area of a square
𝟐
𝑨= 𝟓+𝟑 units Substitute the given in the formula

𝑨 = ( 𝟓 + 𝟑) ( 𝟓 + 𝟑) units Expand

𝑨 = ( 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟑 𝟓 + 𝟑 𝟓 + 𝟗) sq. units FOIL METHOD

𝑨 = 𝟓 + 𝟔 𝟓 + 𝟗 sq. units
Therefore, the area of square is
𝑨 = 𝟏𝟒 + 𝟔 𝟓 sq. units 𝟏𝟒 + 𝟔 𝟓 sq. units
To save a woman from a burning building, the firemen placed a
10- meter ladder against the window. The foot of the ladder was
2 meters from the wall. Approximately, how high is the window?
Solution:
a. Draw a diagram that represents the problem.

b. Determine the theory involved in the figure.

The figure formed is a right triangle; we will use the Pythagorean
Theorem in solving the problem.
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒄 = 𝒂 + 𝒃 , in the figure one of the legs or sides is denoted by b,
which is the height of the window.
We will derive the formula as: 𝒃 = 𝒄𝟐 − 𝒂𝟐 when b is unknown.
When 𝒂 is unknown: 𝒂 = 𝒄𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐
When 𝒄 is unknown: 𝒄 = 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃 𝟐
C. Solve: 𝒂 = 𝟐𝒎; 𝒄 = 𝟏𝟎𝒎; 𝒃 =?
𝟐 𝟐 Use the derived formula for b
𝒃= 𝒄 − 𝒂
𝟐 𝟐 Substitute the given value to the
𝒃= (𝟏𝟎𝒎) −(𝟐𝒎) formula

𝒃= 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒎 𝟐 − 𝟒𝒎 𝟐 Square the numbers

𝒃=± 𝟗𝟔𝒎 𝟐 Perform the operations

Factor the radicand to simplify
𝒃=± (𝟏𝟔)(𝟔)𝒎𝟐 the perfect square factor

𝒃 = ±𝟒 𝟔 sq. meters Simplify by getting the square root

𝒃 = 𝟒 𝟔 sq. meters Get the principal root for the final answer
SEATWORK #3
Solve 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝒙 + 1
Remember……
A radical equation is an equation that has variables in one or more
radicands.

T0 solve radical equation:

1. Isolate the radical on one side of the equation.
2. Combined similar terms whenever possible.
3. Remove the radical sign by raising both sides of the equation to the
index of the radical, example: 2 for √, 3 for ∛.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 if a radical is still present in the equation.
5. Solve the resulting equation
6. Check the solutions in the given equation for a possible presence of
extraneous roots.
Extraneous solution - is a solution that does not satisfy the given
equation.
THANK
YOU,
CLASS!