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    Solving Problems Involving Radical Equations

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    1) To make a pendulum with a period of 2 seconds, it should be 3.24 feet long. This is solved by setting up and deriving the period formula to isolate the variable representing length. 2) A person who can see 2.74 miles away is about 5 meters above the ground. This is solved by setting up and deriving the horizon distance formula to isolate the variable representing height. 3) To find the length of a wire anchored to a 9-meter pole with one end 2 meters from the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem and recognize this forms a right triangle, allowing us to set up and solve the formula for the hypotenuse representing wire length.

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    Solving Problems Involving Radical Equations

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    1) To make a pendulum with a period of 2 seconds, it should be 3.24 feet long. This is solved by setting up and deriving the period formula to isolate the variable representing length. 2) A person who can see 2.74 miles away is about 5 meters above the ground. This is solved by setting up and deriving the horizon distance formula to isolate the variable representing height. 3) To find the length of a wire anchored to a 9-meter pole with one end 2 meters from the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem and recognize this forms a right triangle, allowing us to set up and solve the formula for the hypotenuse representing wire length.

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    1) To make a pendulum with a period of 2 seconds, it should be 3.24 feet long. This is solved by setting up and deriving the period formula to isolate the variable representing length. 2) A person who can see 2.74 miles away is about 5 meters above the ground. This is solved by setting up and deriving the horizon distance formula to isolate the variable representing height. 3) To find the length of a wire anchored to a 9-meter pole with one end 2 meters from the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem and recognize this forms a right triangle, allowing us to set up and solve the formula for the hypotenuse representing wire length.

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    1) To make a pendulum with a period of 2 seconds, it should be 3.24 feet long. This is solved by setting up and deriving the period formula to isolate the variable representing length. 2) A person who can see 2.74 miles away is about 5 meters above the ground. This is solved by setting up and deriving the horizon distance formula to isolate the variable representing height. 3) To find the length of a wire anchored to a 9-meter pole with one end 2 meters from the base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem and recognize this forms a right triangle, allowing us to set up and solve the formula for the hypotenuse representing wire length.

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    Solving Problems Involving Radical Equations

    Are radicals really needed in life outside mathematics studies?


    How can understanding of radicals help us solve problems in real life?
    These questions will be addressed in this lesson and look at some important real-life applications of
    radicals.
    Study how each of the following problems are solved:
    1. The period of a pendulum is the time it takes for the pendulum one complete swing back and forth. The formula
    𝑙
    𝑇 = 2𝜋√32 gives the period 𝑇 in seconds for a pendulum 𝑙 feet long. If you want the pendulum to have a
    period of 2 seconds, how long should you make the pendulum?
    Solution: Let 𝑇= 2 seconds
    𝑙= ?
    𝑙
    Equation: 𝑇 = 2𝜋√32
    𝑙
    Let’s substitute T= 2 in the equation 2 = 2𝜋√
    32
    But what is unknown is 𝑙, so we have to derive the given equation to solve for 𝑙
    𝑙
    2 = 2𝜋√32 Given
    1 𝑙 1 1
    (2) (2𝜋) = (2𝜋√32) (2𝜋) Multiply both sides by (2π)to remove 2π on the other side and isolate the radical.

    1 𝑙
    =√ Simplify.
    𝜋 32
    2
    1 2 𝑙
    (𝜋) = (√32) Square both sides to remove the radical.
    1 𝑙
    = Simplify.
    𝜋2 32
    1 𝑙
    (𝜋2 ) (32) = (32) (32) Multiply both sides by 32 to isolate l.
    32
    =𝑙 Simplify.
    𝜋2
    32
    𝑙 = 9.8696044011 Solving for l.
    𝑙 = 3.2422778766

    ? 3.2422778766
    Check : 2 = 2𝜋√ 32
    ?
    2=?
    2𝜋√0.1013211836
    2 = 2𝜋(0.3183098861)
    ?
    2 = 1.9999999995
    √
    2= 2

    Finally, the answer is that the pendulum should be made about 3.24 ft long to have a period of 2 seconds.

    2. Approximately, the distance 𝑑 in miles that a person can see to the horizon is represented by the equation
    3ℎ
    𝑑 = √ 2 , where ℎ is the height where the person is. How high is the person from the ground if he can see
    2.74 miles?
    Solution: Let 𝑑 = 2.74 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
    ℎ =?
    3ℎ
    Equation: 𝑑 = √ 2
    3ℎ
    Let’s substitute 𝑑 = 2.74 in the equation 2.74 = √ 2
    But what is unknown is ℎ, so we have to derive the given equation to solve for ℎ
    3ℎ
    2.74 = √ 2 Given
    2
    3ℎ
    (2.74)2 = (√ 2 ) Square both sides to remove the radical
    3ℎ
    7.5076 = 2
    Simplify
    2 3ℎ 2 2
    (7.5076) ( ) = ( )( ) Multiply both sides by (3)
    3 2 3
    2
    (7.5076) ( ) =ℎ Simplify
    3
    ℎ = 5.0050666667 Solve for h
    ? 3(5.0050666667)
    Check: 2.74 = √
    2
    ?
    2.74 = √7.5076
    √
    2.74 = 2.74

    Finally, the answer is that the person is about 5 meters above the ground if he can see 2.74 miles.

    3. In a right triangle, a special relationship exists with its hypotenuse and two legs. That is, if 𝑐 is the hypotenuse, 𝑎
    and 𝑏 are the legs then 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2. How long is the wire if it is anchored on a 9 − 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 pole of which one
    part is attached to the top of the pole and the other is two meters away from the base?
    Solution: It would be helpful if we make an illustration of the problem so we identify which are a, b, and c of the triangle formed.

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