Introduction to Radical Functions

y=√3x - 5 is what type of function?

• inverse

• extraneous

• square root

• radical

Equations with radicals that have variables in the radicand are called what?

• radical equations

• composition of function

• radical expressions

• radical inequalities

The index of the above radical is ___.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 9

The radicand of the above radical is ___.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 9

• radicand

• three.

• square

• cube

• index

• radical

• fourth

• No solution

The radical symbol used above is called ___.

• square root

• cube root

• long division

• Linear function

• Quadratic function

• Cubic function

• Rational function

• Radical function

One of the steps that may be necessary to simplify the radical expression is what?

• inverse function

• radical equation

• composition of function

• rationalizing the denominator

If you square both sides of a radical equation and obtain a solution that does not satisfy the original equation, you have found what?

• nth root

• extraneous solution

• radical equation 

• identity function

√3x + 5 < 0 and √2x - 1 > 0 are what?

• radical expressions

• inverse functions

• identity functions

• radical inequalities