Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 9 - Roots and Radicals - 9.5 - Solving Radical Equations - Concept Quiz 9.5 - Page 424: 4

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

We call these solutions extraneous solutions because, while they technically are solutions, they yield untrue statements or imaginary numbers when plugged into the original equation.
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