This task was designed for 9th-12th graders in Algebra 2 to understand the concept of extraneous solutions and the intersection of a radical equation with a linear equation. The task was used to introduce the idea of extraneous solutions. Students already knew how to solve a system of equations. Students struggled to see that not all solutions found algebraically worked but could recognize graphically that there was only one solution. The task required them to defend someone’s solution.

Microsoft Word version: 912Algebra_REI_RadicalEquations_Worksheet_Construct_SolvingRadicalEquations

PDF version: 912Algebra_REI_RadicalEquations_Worksheet_Construct_SolvingRadicalEquations

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