Question

What is the solution set of the equation? title="\sqrt{x} -18+9x=x" alt="\sqrt{x} -18+9x=x" align="absmiddle" class="latex-formula">

Answer 1

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Answer:

  x ∈ {2.07014981016}

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation can be rewritten as ...

  √x = 18-8x

  x = 324 -288x +64x²

  64x² -289x +324 = 0

  x = (289 ±√577)/128 ≈ {2.07015, 2.44548}

Since √x must be positive, we know that ...

  18 -8x ≥ 0

  x ≤ 18/8 = 2.25

The larger of the above solutions is extraneous, so the solution set is ...

  x ∈ {(289 -√577)/128} ≈ {2.07015}