Asked by Landon Sharp
Karim is solving the quadratic equation x2+5x−24=0
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by grouping. His work is shown below. Determine the first step at which Karim makes an error.
Step 1: x2+8x+(−3x)−24=0
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Step 2: (x2+8x)+(−3x−24)=0
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Step 3: x(x+8)+3(x+8)=0
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Step 4: (x+8)(x+3)=0
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Step 5: x+8=0
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or x+3=0
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x=−8
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or x=−3
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(1 point)
Karim's first mistake occurs at Step
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2
+
5
𝑥
−
24
=
0
by grouping. His work is shown below. Determine the first step at which Karim makes an error.
Step 1: x2+8x+(−3x)−24=0
𝑥
2
+
8
𝑥
+
(
−
3
𝑥
)
−
24
=
0
Step 2: (x2+8x)+(−3x−24)=0
(
𝑥
2
+
8
𝑥
)
+
(
−
3
𝑥
−
24
)
=
0
Step 3: x(x+8)+3(x+8)=0
𝑥
(
𝑥
+
8
)
+
3
(
𝑥
+
8
)
=
0
Step 4: (x+8)(x+3)=0
(
𝑥
+
8
)
(
𝑥
+
3
)
=
0
Step 5: x+8=0
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+
8
=
0
or x+3=0
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+
3
=
0
x=−8
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=
−
8
or x=−3
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=
−
3
(1 point)
Karim's first mistake occurs at Step
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Karim's first mistake occurs at Step 1.
In Step 1, he incorrectly rewrote the middle term \(5x\) as \(8x + (-3x)\). The correct way to split \(5x\) for factoring would be to find two numbers that multiply to \(-24\) (the product of the constant term and the coefficient of \(x^2\)) and add to \(5\). The correct factorization should have been \(8\) and \(-3\) as the terms make up \(5\); however, the error lies in how he treats these numbers, as \(5x\) cannot be represented as \(8x + (-3x)\) accurately in what he is trying to accomplish.
The correct first step would have been finding two numbers that multiply to \(-24\) and add to \(5\), which are \(8\) and \(-3\), leading to a correct formulation for grouping and factoring.
Thus, the first error is in Step 1.
In Step 1, he incorrectly rewrote the middle term \(5x\) as \(8x + (-3x)\). The correct way to split \(5x\) for factoring would be to find two numbers that multiply to \(-24\) (the product of the constant term and the coefficient of \(x^2\)) and add to \(5\). The correct factorization should have been \(8\) and \(-3\) as the terms make up \(5\); however, the error lies in how he treats these numbers, as \(5x\) cannot be represented as \(8x + (-3x)\) accurately in what he is trying to accomplish.
The correct first step would have been finding two numbers that multiply to \(-24\) and add to \(5\), which are \(8\) and \(-3\), leading to a correct formulation for grouping and factoring.
Thus, the first error is in Step 1.
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