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10.1 Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Square Root Property

Taking roots of both sides once a squared quantity stands alone, keeping both signs, for a bare squared term or a squared binomial.

Elementary Algebra 2e, 10.1 Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Square Root Property

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10.1 Exercise 1

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Simplify: 75\sqrt{75}.
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10.1 Exercise 2

Simplify: 643\sqrt{\frac{64}{3}}.
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10.1 Exercise 3

Factor: 4x2−12x+94 x^{2} - 12 x + 9.
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10.1 Exercise 4

Solve: x2=169x^{2} = 169.

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10.1 Exercise 5

Solve: x2=81x^{2} = 81.

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10.1 Exercise 6

Solve: y2=121y^{2} = 121.

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10.1 Exercise 8

Solve: x2−50=0x^{2} - 50 = 0.

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10.1 Exercise 9

Solve: y2−27=0y^{2} - 27 = 0.

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10.1 Exercise 11

Solve: 2x2=982 x^{2} = 98.

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10.1 Exercise 12

Solve: 3z2=1083 z^{2} = 108.

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10.1 Exercise 13

Solve: q2+24=0q^{2} + 24 = 0.

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10.1 Exercise 14

Solve: c2+12=0c^{2} + 12 = 0.

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10.1 Exercise 15

Solve: d2+81=0d^{2} + 81 = 0.

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10.1 Exercise 17

Solve: 12x2+4=24\frac{1}{2} x^{2} + 4 = 24.

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10.1 Exercise 18

Solve: 34y2−3=18\frac{3}{4} y^{2} - 3 = 18.

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10.1 Exercise 19

Solve: 2c2−4=452 c^{2} - 4 = 45.

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10.1 Exercise 20

Solve: 5r2−2=345 r^{2} - 2 = 34.

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10.1 Exercise 21

Solve: 3t2+6=703 t^{2} + 6 = 70.

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10.1 Exercise 23

Solve: (q+5)2=1\left(q + 5\right)^{2} = 1.

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10.1 Exercise 24

Solve: (r−3)2=25\left(r - 3\right)^{2} = 25.

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10.1 Exercise 26

Solve: (a−3)2=18\left(a - 3\right)^{2} = 18.

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10.1 Exercise 27

Solve: (b+2)2=40\left(b + 2\right)^{2} = 40.

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10.1 Exercise 28

Solve: (x−12)2=54.\left(x - \frac{1}{2}\right)^{2} = \frac{5}{4} .

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10.1 Exercise 29

Solve: (x−13)2=59.\left(x - \frac{1}{3}\right)^{2} = \frac{5}{9} .

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10.1 Exercise 30

Solve: (y−34)2=716.\left(y - \frac{3}{4}\right)^{2} = \frac{7}{16} .

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10.1 Exercise 31

Solve: (x−2)2+3=30\left(x - 2\right)^{2} + 3 = 30.

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10.1 Exercise 32

Solve: (a−5)2+4=24\left(a - 5\right)^{2} + 4 = 24.

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10.1 Exercise 33

Solve: (b−3)2−8=24\left(b - 3\right)^{2} - 8 = 24.

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10.1 Exercise 34

Solve: (3v−7)2=−12\left(3 v - 7\right)^{2} = −12.

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10.1 Exercise 35

Solve: (3r+4)2=−8\left(3 r + 4\right)^{2} = −8.

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10.1 Exercise 36

Solve: (2t−8)2=−10\left(2 t - 8\right)^{2} = −10.

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10.1 Exercise 37

Solve: p2−10p+25=18p^{2} - 10 p + 25 = 18.

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10.1 Exercise 38

Solve: x2−6x+9=12x^{2} - 6 x + 9 = 12.

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10.1 Exercise 39

Solve: y2+12y+36=32y^{2} + 12 y + 36 = 32.

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10.1 Exercise 41

Solve: 9m2−12m+4=259 m^{2} - 12 m + 4 = 25.

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10.1 Exercise 42

Solve: 16n2+40n+25=416 n^{2} + 40 n + 25 = 4.

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10.1 Exercise 43

Solve the following quadratic equations.

a2=49a^{2} = 49

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10.1 Exercise 45

Solve the following quadratic equations.

r2−24=0r^{2} - 24 = 0

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10.1 Exercise 47

Solve the following quadratic equations.

u2−300=0u^{2} - 300 = 0

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10.1 Exercise 49

Solve the following quadratic equations.

4m2=364 m^{2} = 36

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10.1 Exercise 51

Solve the following quadratic equations.

x2+20=0x^{2} + 20 = 0

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10.1 Exercise 53

Solve the following quadratic equations.

25a2+3=11\frac{2}{5} a^{2} + 3 = 11

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10.1 Exercise 55

Solve the following quadratic equations.

7p2+10=267 p^{2} + 10 = 26

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10.1 Exercise 57

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(x+2)2=9\left(x + 2\right)^{2} = 9

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10.1 Exercise 59

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(u−6)2=64\left(u - 6\right)^{2} = 64

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10.1 Exercise 61

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(m−6)2=20\left(m - 6\right)^{2} = 20

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10.1 Exercise 63

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(r−12)2=34\left(r - \frac{1}{2}\right)^{2} = \frac{3}{4}

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10.1 Exercise 65

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(a−7)2+5=55\left(a - 7\right)^{2} + 5 = 55

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10.1 Exercise 67

Solve the following quadratic equations.

(5c+1)2=−27\left(5 c + 1\right)^{2} = −27

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10.1 Exercise 69

Solve the following quadratic equations.

m2−4m+4=8m^{2} - 4 m + 4 = 8

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10.1 Exercise 71

Solve the following quadratic equations.

25x2−30x+9=3625 x^{2} - 30 x + 9 = 36

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10.1 Exercise 73

Solve using the Square Root Property.

2r2=322 r^{2} = 32

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10.1 Exercise 75

Solve using the Square Root Property.

(a−4)2=28\left(a - 4\right)^{2} = 28

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10.1 Exercise 77

Solve using the Square Root Property.

9w2−24w+16=19 w^{2} - 24 w + 16 = 1

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10.1 Exercise 79

Solve using the Square Root Property.

a2−18=0a^{2} - 18 = 0

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10.1 Exercise 81

Solve using the Square Root Property.

(p−13)2=79\left(p - \frac{1}{3}\right)^{2} = \frac{7}{9}

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10.1 Exercise 83

Solve using the Square Root Property.

m2+12=0m^{2} + 12 = 0

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10.1 Exercise 85

Solve using the Square Root Property.

u2−14u+49=72u^{2} - 14 u + 49 = 72

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10.1 Exercise 87

Solve using the Square Root Property.

(m−4)2+3=15\left(m - 4\right)^{2} + 3 = 15

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10.1 Exercise 89

Solve using the Square Root Property.

(x+5)2=4\left(x + 5\right)^{2} = 4

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10.1 Exercise 91

Solve using the Square Root Property.

6c2+4=296 c^{2} + 4 = 29

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10.1 Exercise 93

Solve using the Square Root Property.

(x−6)2+7=3\left(x - 6\right)^{2} + 7 = 3

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10.1 Exercise 95

Paola has enough mulch to cover 48 square feet. She wants to use it to make three square vegetable gardens of equal sizes. Solve the equation 3s2=483 s^{2} = 48 to find ss, the length of each garden side.

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10.1 Exercise 97

Explain why the equation x2+12=8x^{2} + 12 = 8 has no solution.

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