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vova2212 [387]
3 years ago
5

Your friend Mel says he has an easier way to solve this problem. Here are the first steps in his method.

Mathematics
1 answer:
damaskus [11]3 years ago
4 0

Simplifying

2x2 + 6x + 4 = 24

Reorder the terms:

4 + 6x + 2x2 = 24

Solving

4 + 6x + 2x2 = 24

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:

4 + -24 + 6x + 2x2 = 24 + -24

Combine like terms: 4 + -24 = -20

-20 + 6x + 2x2 = 24 + -24

Combine like terms: 24 + -24 = 0

-20 + 6x + 2x2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.

2(-10 + 3x + x2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.

2((-5 + -1x)(2 + -1x)) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor '(-5 + -1x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying

-5 + -1x = 0

Solving

-5 + -1x = 0

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '5' to each side of the equation.

-5 + 5 + -1x = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0

0 + -1x = 0 + 5

-1x = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: 0 + 5 = 5

-1x = 5

Divide each side by '-1'.

x = -5

Simplifying

x = -5

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