Problem Set: EQUATIONS

Remember the following when you’re solving:

• Be careful when transposing terms. Remember to Change The Signs.

• In solving Quadratic Equations, isolate all terms on one side of the

equation so that it is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, and then (a) factor, or
(b) use the Quadratic Formula when the expression cannot be factored.

• In solving Rational Equations, multiply each rational expression with

the Least Common Denominator of all the fractions, in order to remove
the denominators.

• When solving Radical Equations, it is important to remember to treat

each radical expression as a single term. Always Remember! (a + b)2 =
a2 + 2ab + b2 .

• In solving equations involving Absolute Value expressions, take the

poitive and negative cases of each quantity in the absolute value signs.
However, note that if you have an Absolute Value Equation of the form
|a| = |b|, where there are no quantities outside the absolute values, then
only two cases are necessary: same signs and different signs.

1. 3x + 7 = 7x − 17 (BONUS! :p )

2. 2x2 = 21 − x

3. 2x2 + 3x = 5

4. 3x2 = 4x + 6

5. 4x2 + 21 = 20x

6. 2x2 + 12 = 7x

7. 5x2 + x − 4 = 3x2 − 2x + 10
4x − 2 7
8. =
3x + 1 9
2x + 5 5x + 4
9. =
x−1 x+4
x+2 2x + 5
10. + =9
3x − 2 x−4

1
 2x + 3 2x − 5 11
11. − =
x+3 2x + 1 6
x+2 x+5 2x − 1
12. + 2 = 2
x2 + 6x − 7 2x + 3x − 5 2x + 19x + 35
x+2 2x + 1 x+3
13. + 2 = 2
2x2 + 7x − 4 2x − 11x + 5 x − x − 20
√
14. x2 + 11 = x + 1
√
15. x2 + 5x − 1 = 2x − 3
p √ √
16. 1+4 x= x+1
√ √
17. 2 2x + 5 + x + 6 = 4
√ √ √
18. 2x + 7 + 4x + 7 = 2x + 12
√ √ √
19. 4x + 5 − x + 4 = x − 1

20. |2x + 3| = x − 5

21. |3x − 5| = 6x − 7

22. |x2 + 2x + 5| = 6x + 10

23. |3x + 8| − 2x = |2x − 7|

24. |3x + 4| = |2x + 9| + 2

25. ||3x + 8| + 5x| = x2

26. x6 + 7x3 = 8
√ √
27. 3 3x − 8 = 3 6 3x − 8 − 2

28. 2(x + 3)4 − 5(x + 3)2 = 12

2x2 x
29. =√ +3
5x − 14 5x − 14
 2  
1 1
30. 2 x + =9 x+ − 10
x x
√
31. x2 + 5x − 20 = x2 + 5x − 32
√ 9
32. 5 3 x2 + 11 = √
3
+ 12
x2 + 11

2
    2
 2x + 1 15  2x + 1
33.  +  =
x−1 4 x−1
s 2
x x
34. +2= +1
x−2 x−2

35. |x4 − 5x2 − 1| = 6x2 − 19

p
36. |4x2 − 11| + 7 = 3
√
37. 4 x2 + 12 = x
p
38. |2x − 1| + x2 = 4
p
39. |3x + 2| + 4 = 2|3x + 2| − 7
p√ √
40. 2x + 7 + 11 = 2x + 7 − 1
p
41. (x + 3)4 + 5 = (x + 3)2 + 1
√ √
42. | x2 + 5 − 6| = 2 x2 + 5 − 3
√
43. | 3x2 − 2x − 7| = 3x2 − 2x − 13

44. |2x4 + x2 + 1| = |x4 + 6x2 − 3|

√  √
45.  4 3x + 1 − 5 = 3x + 1 − 1
 
x − 1 x + 3
46. 
 =
x + 8 x + 4
√ 
47.  x2 + x + 7 − x = 5
p
48. |x2 − x − 15| + 6 = x − 1
p3
√
49. x − 1 + 2x2 − x − 3 = 2
p
50. 3 7(2x2 − 3x)3 + 8 = (2x2 − 3x)2

ENJOY! :)