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03 - Solved Problems Involving Exponents and Radicals

Solve for $x$ from the following equations:

  1. $\left( \dfrac{x^2 - 15}{x} \right)^2 - 16\left( \dfrac{15 - x^2}{x} \right) + 28 = 0$
     
  2. $\dfrac{x}{\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{9 - x}} + \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{9 - x}} = \dfrac{24}{\sqrt{x}}$

02 - Solution to Radical Equations

Determine the value of $x$ from the following equations:

  1. $\sqrt{(4 - x^2)^3} + 3x^2\sqrt{4 - x^2} = 0$
     
  2. $\dfrac{1}{3x - 2} - \dfrac{8}{\sqrt{3x - 2}} = 9$
     

Laws of Exponents and Radicals

Laws of Exponents (Index Law)
1. $x^n = x \cdot x \cdot x ... \, (n \text{ factors})$

2. $x^m \cdot x^n = x^{m + n}$

3. $(x^m)^n = x^{mn}$

4. $(xyz)^n = x^n \, y^n \, z^n$

5. $\dfrac{x^m}{x^n} = x^{m - n}$

6. $\left( \dfrac{x}{y} \right)^n = \dfrac{x^n}{y^n}$

7. $x^{-n} = \dfrac{1}{x^n}$   and   $\dfrac{1}{x^{-n}} = x^n$

8. $x^0 = 1$,   provided   $x \ne 0$.

9. $(x^m)^{1/n} = (x^{1/n})^m = x^{m/n}$

10. $x^{m/n} = \sqrt[n]{x^m}$

11. If   $x^m = x^n$,   then   $m = n$   provided   $x \ne 0$.
 

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