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Rina8888 [55]
3 years ago
7

Which solution to the equation (3/a+2)+2/a = 4a-4/a^2-4 is extraneous

Mathematics
2 answers:
iren [92.7K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Solutions : x=4,-2

Extraneous  solution : x=-2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is

\dfrac{3}{a+2}+\dfrac{2}{a}=\dfrac{4a-4}{a^2-4}

Taking LCM we get

\dfrac{3a+2(a+2)}{(a+2)a}=\dfrac{4a-4}{(a-2)(a+2)}         [\because a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)]

\dfrac{3a+2a+4}{(a+2)a}=\dfrac{4a-4}{(a-2)(a+2)}

Cancel out common factors from the denominators.

\dfrac{5a+4}{a}=\dfrac{4a-4}{a-2}

On cross multiplication we get

(5a+4)(a-2)=(4a-4)a

5a^2-10a+4a-8=4a^2-4a

5a^2-6a-8-4a^2+4a=0

a^2-2a-8=0

Splitting the middle term we get

a^2-4a+2a-8=0

a(a-4)+2(a-4)=0

(a+2)(a-4)=0

Using zero product property we get

a=-2,a=4

Extraneous solutions: From the solutions of an equation, the invalid solutions are known as extraneous solutions.

For a=-2 right hand side of the given equation is not defined because the denominator become 0.

Therefore, -2 is an extraneous solution.

MariettaO [177]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

a=0\\a=2\\a=-2

Step-by-step explanation:

We have \frac{3}{a+2}+\frac{2}{a} =\frac{4a-4}{a^2-4}

We are going to analyze  both sides of the equation separately.

Part a: \frac{3}{a+2}+\frac{2}{a}

Applying common denominator:

\frac{3}{a+2}+\frac{2}{a}=\frac{3a+2(a+2)}{a(a+2)}

\frac{3a+2(a+2)}{a(a+2)}=\frac{3a+2a+4}{a(a+2)}=\frac{5a+4}{a(a+2)}

Part b:

\frac{4a-4}{a^2-4}

In the numerator we can apply common factor 4. And in the denominator we can apply difference of squares.

<em>Remember: </em><u><em>Difference of squares:</em></u><em> (a^2-b^2)=(a+b)(a-b)</em>

\frac{4a-4}{a^2-4}=\frac{4(a-1)}{a^2-2^2}=\frac{4(a-1)}{(a+2)(a-2)}

Then,

\frac{3}{a+2}+\frac{2}{a} =\frac{4a-4}{a^2-4}\\\\\frac{5a+4}{a(a+2)}=\frac{4(a-1)}{(a+2)(a-2)}

An extraneous solution is <em>not a valid solution for a problem. </em>We know that the denominator can't be zero.

The denominator of the first side of the equation is:

a(a+2) and we have to see for which values of a the denominator is zero:

a(a+2)=0 ⇒ a=0 and a=-2

The denominator of the second side of the equation is:

(a+2)(a-2)

And we have to see for which values of a the expression is zero,

(a+2)(a-2)=0 ⇒ a=-2 and a=2

Then the extraneous solutions of the equation are:

a=0\\a=2\\a=-2

Because those are the values of a  ​​that make the denominator zero.

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