How to solve 4x+8/2=10? (As in, 4x+8 over 2 equals 10)
2 answers:
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Answer:
Option A is correct.
i.e. x = 1, x = 0 is an extraneous solution.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression
Solving the rational function
Apply fraction across multiply: if
Subtract x(4x+1) from both sides
Simplify
5x² - 4x² - x = 0
x² - x = 0
Factor x² - x = x(x-1)
so
x(x-1) = 0
Using the zero factor principle
if ab=0, then a=0 or b=0 (or both a=0 and b=0)
Thus, the solution to the equation is:
But, it is clear that if we substitute x = 0, the equation becomes undefined because we can not have the denominator to be 0.
In other words, the equation is undefined for x = 0
Thus, x = 0 is an extraneous solutions.
Therefore, option A is correct.
i.e. x = 1, x = 0 is an extraneous solution.
Answer:
2 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x mph be the speed of motorboat in still water and y mph be the speed of current.
A raft and a motorboat simultaneously leave from the same point and move down the river, then speeds down the river are:
motorboat = x + y mph
raft = y mph
In two hours they will cover:
motorboat = 2(x+y) miles
raft = 2y miles
After 2 hours the motorboat turns around and starts moving towards the raft (against the current), so its speed is now x - y mph.
Let t be the time they move towards each other. In t hours, they cover
motorboat = t(x - y) miles
raft = ty miles
The distance from the starting point to the turning point is the same as the sum of the distances the raft covers and the motorboat covers after turning around, so