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50 AMC Lectures Chapter 3 Solving Radical Equations

PROBLEMS

Problem 1: Solve 3x 1 + 5x 3 + x 1 =2 2.

Problem 2: Solve x2 x 2 9 = 21.

Problem 3: Solve 2(x+1) 2 x( x 8) = x x 8.

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Problem 4: Solve x 45 x 16 = 1.

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Problem 5: Solve x = x + 1 .
x x

x
Problem 6: Solve x + =2 2.
2
x 1

Problem 7: Solve 2x2 + x 3x 2 1 = 4.

x x 3
Problem 8: Solve = 2x 5.
x x 3

Problem 9: Solve x2 5x 2 x 2 5 x 5 = 1.

4x 1 x 2
Problem 10: Solve = 1.
x 3 x 3

C Problem 11: Solve 3 x 4 2x2 1 + 2 x x4 2 x 2 8 = (x2 + 1)2.

Problem 12: Solve 2 x 3 3 1 x = 0.

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Problem 13: Solve x + 97 x = 5.
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50 AMC Lectures Chapter 3 Solving Radical Equations

Problem 14: Solve x 5 + x 3 = 4.

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Problem 15: Solve 2 1 2 x 2 + 2 8x2 .
x

Problem 16: The equation x x 5 11 has:

(A) two imaginary roots (B) two real roots (C) no root (B) one real root
(E) one real root and one imaginary roots

Problem 17: By solving the equation x 6 x 5

equation has:
(A) two imaginary roots (B) two real roots (C) no root (B) one real root
(E) one real root and one imaginary roots

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Problem 18: Find the sum of the roots of the equation 9 x= 3
.
x

Problem 19: Solve x 1+ x 1 x 2 1 = x.

Problem 20: Solve 3

45 x + 3 16 x = 1.

Problem 21: (IMO) For which real numbers x do the following equations hold:

(a) x 2x 1 + x 2x 1 = 2,
(b) x 2x 1 + x 2 x 1 = 1,
(c) x 2x 1 + x 2 x 1 = 2?

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