College Algebra Week 3 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• College Algebra – Week 3

• 1. Isolate the radical – if more than one radical is present,

place one on each side of the equal sign

• 2. Raise both sides of the equal sign to the power of the

index (ie.

• 4
• 3. Simplify and solve the equation or repeat steps 1 & 2 if

a radical is still present

• 4. Check the solution(s) → look for extraneous solutions

• a)

• b)

• c)

• d)

• e)

• f)

ω

• , This is the formula for the angular

frequency ω of a mass suspended from a spring constant k. Solve the formula for .

Kepler’s Third Law is

• . It relates

the period of a planet to the radius of its

• rbit and the sun’s mass . Solve this formula

for .