Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Radical Equations - Exercise Set - Page 562: 74

Answer

This makes sense.

Work Step by Step

This makes sense. An extraneous solution is never a solution to a radical equation. For any radical equation that does not have a solution, the empty set is chosen as the solution.
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