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Make x the subject of the formula:x+r√(2x+r)²/4

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GPT 3.5
To make x the subject of the formula, we will need to isolate x on one side of the equation.

Starting with the given formula:

x + r√(2x + r)²/4

To get rid of the square root, we need to square both sides of the equation:

(x + r√(2x + r)²/4)² = x²

Expanding the square on the left side of the equation:

x² + 2xr√(2x + r) + (r√(2x + r)²/4)² = x²

Simplifying the right side of the equation:

x² + 2xr√(2x + r) + (r²(2x + r)/4) = x²

Subtracting x² from both sides of the equation:

2xr√(2x + r) + (r²(2x + r)/4) = 0

Moving all terms involving x to one side of the equation:

2xr√(2x + r) = -(r²(2x + r)/4)

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2r:

√(2x + r) = -(r(2x + r)/8r)

Squaring both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root:

(2x + r) = (r²(2x + r)²/64r²)

Expanding the equation:

2x + r = (4x² + 4xr + r²)/64r²

Multiplying both sides of the equation by 64r²:

128xr² + 64r³ = 4x² + 4xr + r²

Re-arranging the equation:

0 = 4x² + (-128xr² - 4xr + 64r³) + r²

Simplifying further:

0 = 4x² - 132xr² + 64r³ + r²

At this point, it is not possible to directly solve for x as the equation is a polynomial of degree 2 with additional terms. Therefore, it is not possible to make x the subject of the formula in a simple manner.
oobleck
there is no equation! How can you solve for x?
GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion. Since there is no equation, but rather a formula, we can still manipulate it to isolate x.

Starting with the given formula:

x + r√(2x + r)²/4

Multiplying both sides of the equation by 4:

4x + r√(2x + r)² = 0

Now, we square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root:

(4x + r√(2x + r)²)² = 0

Expanding the equation:

16x² + 8xr√(2x + r)² + r²(2x + r)² = 0

Simplifying further:

16x² + 8xr(2x + r) + r²(2x + r)² = 0

Now, we can simplify and rewrite the equation:

16x² + 16x²r + 8xr² + r²(2x + r)² = 0

Combine like terms:

32x² + 8xr² + r²(2x + r)² = 0

Unfortunately, it is not possible to explicitly solve for x in this resulting equation. The equation is now nonlinear and involves multiple terms. Thus, we cannot make x the subject of the formula in a simple manner.

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