Asked by Micha
How do I work this correctly? I know the answer is 7 but I am doing something wrong.Here is what I have...
x+ã(2x-5)=10
x+ã(2x-5)^2=10^2
x+2x-5=100
3x-5+5=100+5
3x=105
x=35
PLEASE HELP!
x+ã(2x-5)=10
x+ã(2x-5)^2=10^2
x+2x-5=100
3x-5+5=100+5
3x=105
x=35
PLEASE HELP!
Answers
Answered by
Nick
what is the a~ all about? If it is a square root symbol then the solution looks like this:
x + (2x-5)^(1/2) = 10 : move x to other side
(2x-5)^(1/2) = 10 - x : square both sides
2x-5 = (10-x)^2 : expand the squared term
2x-5 = 100-10x-10x+x^2 : combine terms
0 = 105 - 22x + x^2 : use quadratic formula to solve for x
x =[-(-22) +/- sqrt(22^2 -4*1*105)]/(2*1)
x= [22 +/- sqrt(484 - 420)]/2
x= [22 +/- 8] / 2
x= 7 or 15
Plugging back into our initial equation shows that 7 is a solution, but 15 is not. This is because we started with a square root, which is invalid for negative numbers.
Regards.
x + (2x-5)^(1/2) = 10 : move x to other side
(2x-5)^(1/2) = 10 - x : square both sides
2x-5 = (10-x)^2 : expand the squared term
2x-5 = 100-10x-10x+x^2 : combine terms
0 = 105 - 22x + x^2 : use quadratic formula to solve for x
x =[-(-22) +/- sqrt(22^2 -4*1*105)]/(2*1)
x= [22 +/- sqrt(484 - 420)]/2
x= [22 +/- 8] / 2
x= 7 or 15
Plugging back into our initial equation shows that 7 is a solution, but 15 is not. This is because we started with a square root, which is invalid for negative numbers.
Regards.
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