Rational Equations and Inequalities
Radical Equations and Inequalities
Extraneous Solutions
Absolute Value Inequalities
f(x) = g(x)
100

This is the lowest common denominator for this rational equation.

`1/5=1/(5m)+(5m-5)/m`

What is 5m?

100

Find x:

`3sqrt(2x)=12`

What is  x = 8?
100

Which of these solutions: x = 2, x = 3 is extraneous for this rational equation?

`x/(x-1)-1/(x-2)=(2x-5)/(x^2-3x+2)`

What is x = 2?

100

Find the solution of the following inequality.

`|n/4|≤3`

What is 

`-12≤n≤12?`

100

Approximate the point that these two lines intersect.

What is ~(5.5, 6.2)?

200

The lowest common denominator for this equation can be broken down into  `(p+1)` and what other factor?

`(p+5)/(p^2+5p+4)=5/(p+1)-1/(p+1)`

What is 

`(p+4)?`

200

Find x:

`sqrt(5x+1)=sqrt(4x+3)`

What is x = 2?

200

What values of x would yield an extraneous solution for this equation?

`2/(x^2-x)=1/(x-1)`

What are x = 0 and x = 1?

200

Which of the following numbers does not belong in the solution of this inequality?

`|-9v| ≤ 54`

a) -5

b) 7

c) 4

d) 1

What is b) 7?

200

I earn $40 a week mowing lawns around my neighborhood, and my lawnmower stops working after 12 weeks. If my sister makes $30 a week babysitting, how many weeks will it take her to make as much money as I did?

What is 16 weeks?

300

This is the lowest common denominator for the following rational equation.

`1/(k+5)-(k+4)/(k^2-k-30)=1/(k-6)`

What is 

`k^2-k-30?`

300

Find y:

`(5y+2)^(1/3)-3=0`

What is y = 5?

300

Find the extraneous solution for this equation:

`4/x+1=(2x+2)/x`

What is x = 0?

300

Find the solution to the following inequality:

`|10+4x|<14`

What is -6 < x < 1?

300

Find the point at which these two functions intersect:

`y=1/2x^3-4`

`y=-2x+4`

What is (2,0)?

400

The lowest common denominator for this rational equation can be broken down into  `(x+2)` and what other factor?

`(4x+20)/(x^2-3x-10)+2/(x+2)=(x-2)/(x^2-3x-10)`

What is 

`(x-5)?`

400

Find x:

`sqrt(x+2) = x-4`

What is x = 7?

400

Find the solutions to the following equation. Identify which ones are extraneous.

`sqrt(4x+13) =x+2`

Real Solution: x = 3

Extraneous Solution: x = -3

400

Which of the following numbers does belong in the solution of this inequality?

`|2+3x|/2≥5`

a) 2

b) 3

c) -3

d) 0

What is b) 3?

400

Create two functions that intersect at the point (2,4).

Examples include: 

`y=x^2`

`y=3x-2`

`y=|-2x|`

500

WHITEBOARDS!

Solve the following rational equation:

Find the lowest common denominator (100 pts), arithmetic solutions (200 pts) and any extraneous solutions (200 pts).

`x/(x-2)=4/(x^2-8x+12)-1/(x-6)`

LCD: 

`x^2-8x+12`

Arithmetic solutions: x = -1, x = 6

Extraneous solutions: x = 6

500

Find x:

`3(2x+4)^(4/3)=48`

What are x = 2 and x = -6?

500

True or False: This equation has at least one extraneous solution.

`(x-3)/(2x+1)+(4x)/(3x+5)=(7x^2+12x-20)/(6x^2+13x+5)`

What is false?

500

Find the solution for the following inequality.

`8+|4v-7|≥17`

`v≥4`

or

`v≤-1/2`

500

Using your calculator, find one of the points of intersection between these two functions.

`y=sqrt(x-4)+1`

`y=(x-3)^3`

What is (4,1)?