Please include the instructions; I assume your job is to find the value of x.
<span>1/(x+1) - 1/(x+2) = 1/2 would better be written as
1 1 1
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x+1 x+2 2
Identify the LCD. It is (x+1)(x+2)(2). Mult. all 3 terms of the equation by this LCD:
2(x+2) - 2(x+1) = 2(x+1)(x+2)
We can factor out the 2 from all terms:
x+2 - x - 1 = x^2 + 3x + 2
Let's move all terms from the left to the right side:
0 = x^2 + 3x + 2 - x - 2 + x + 1
Then x^2 + 3x + 1 = 0. This is a quadratic with a=1, b=3 and c=1.
What is x?
-3 plus or minus sqrt( 9-4(1)(1) ) -3 plus or minus sqrt(5)
x = --------------------------------------------- = ---------------------------------
2 2
I rather expected to obtain an integer value for x.
Why don't you give this problem a try yourself? Suggestion: First mult. every term by 2. This will give you:
2 2
------- - ------- = 1 and this may be slightly easier to work with. Please
x+1 x+2 give it a try: try to find x that satisfies this equation.
Important: note that x cannot equal either -1 or -2.
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False. they could be skew
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C because you add the angles together
The value of this answer is .B
Answer:
x=4 x=10
Step-by-step explanation:
(x - 6) (x - 8) =8
We need to multiply out the left side
x^2 -8x -6x+48 = 8
x^2 -14x +48 = 8
Subtract 8 from each side
x^2 -14x +48-8 = 8-8
x^2 -14x+40 =0
We need to factor the left side. What two numbers multiply to give 40 and add to give -14
-4*-10 = 40
-4+-10 = -14
(x-4) (x-10) =0
Using the zero product property
x-4=0 x-10 =0
x=4 x=10
