Solve radical equations and equations with rational exponents, and check for fake answers
Grade 11 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Noah solves √(x² + 64) = 17 for x > 0 on a math club card. What is x?
Ren solves √(x² + 576) = 25 for x > 0 in a math book. What is x?
A ball falls h feet in t = √h ÷ 4 seconds. Tala times a ball the science teacher drops from a third-floor window: 1.5 seconds. How many feet did it fall?
A ball falls h feet in t = √h ÷ 4 seconds. Ari times a ball the science teacher drops from the school roof: 1.25 seconds. How many feet did it fall?
Bo solves √(x + 2) + 4 = x on a math club card and checks each answer. Which choice gives every solution?
- x = 2 only
- x = 7 only
- x = 7 and x = 2
- no solution
Esme's robot solves √(2x + 7) + 4 = x and checks each answer. Which choice gives every solution?
- no solution
- x = 9 only
- x = 1 only
- x = 9 and x = 1
Jun solves √(5x + 6) − 2 = x on the class board and checks each answer. Which choice gives every solution?
- x = 2 only
- x = -1 only
- x = 2 and x = -1
- no solution, both answers fail
Kira solves √(4x + 5) − 2 = x in a math book and checks each answer. Which choice gives every solution?
- x = 1 only
- no solution
- x = 1 and x = -1
- x = -1 only
Luz solves 2(x + 2)^(3/2) = 54 for a math club puzzle. What is x?
Noah solves (x − 3)^(3/2) + 2 = 66 in a math book. What is x?