Solve for x: \(\dfrac{\sqrt{3x}-4\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{2\sqrt{2x}+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{6x}-2\sqrt{3}}\)
Solve for x:
3 (sqrt(x) - 4) (sqrt(2) sqrt(x) - 2) = -sqrt(2) (sqrt(2) - sqrt(x)) (2 sqrt(x) + 1)
Add sqrt(2) (2 sqrt(x) + 1) (sqrt(2) - sqrt(x)) to both sides:
sqrt(2) (sqrt(2) - sqrt(x)) (2 sqrt(x) + 1) + 3 (sqrt(x) - 4) (sqrt(2) sqrt(x) - 2) = 0
sqrt(2) (sqrt(2) - sqrt(x)) (2 sqrt(x) + 1) + 3 (sqrt(x) - 4) (sqrt(2) sqrt(x) - 2) = 26 + (-13 sqrt(2) - 2) sqrt(x) + sqrt(2) x:
26 + (-13 sqrt(2) - 2) sqrt(x) + sqrt(2) x = 0
Simplify and substitute y = sqrt(x).
26 + (-13 sqrt(2) - 2) sqrt(x) + sqrt(2) x = 26 + (-13 sqrt(2) - 2) sqrt(x) + sqrt(2) (sqrt(x))^2
= sqrt(2) y^2 + (-2 - 13 sqrt(2)) y + 26:
sqrt(2) y^2 + (-2 - 13 sqrt(2)) y + 26 = 0
The left hand side factors into a product with two terms:
(y - 13) (sqrt(2) y - 2) = 0
Split into two equations:
y - 13 = 0 or sqrt(2) y - 2 = 0
Add 13 to both sides:
y = 13 or sqrt(2) y - 2 = 0
Substitute back for y = sqrt(x):
sqrt(x) = 13 or sqrt(2) y - 2 = 0
Raise both sides to the power of two:
x = 169 or sqrt(2) y - 2 = 0
Add 2 to both sides:
x = 169 or sqrt(2) y = 2
Divide both sides by sqrt(2):
x = 169 or y = sqrt(2)
Substitute back for y = sqrt(x):
x = 169 or sqrt(x) = sqrt(2)
Raise both sides to the power of two:
x = 169 x = 2 is extraneous
+118608 I'll get you started :)
\(\dfrac{\sqrt{3x}-4\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{2}} =\dfrac{2\sqrt{2x}+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{6x}-2\sqrt{3}}\\ \dfrac{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{2}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{3x}-4\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{2}} =\dfrac{2\sqrt{2x}+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{6x}-2\sqrt{3}}\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{6x}+2\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{6x}+2\sqrt{3}}\)
When you expand the each side out you will have no irational terms on the bottom so it will then be much easier.
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+128407 √ [3x] - 4√3 2√[2x ] + √2
__________ = ____________
√x - √2 √[6x] - 2√3
√ [3x] - √48 √[8x ] + √2
__________ = ____________ cross multiply
√x - √2 √[6x] - √12
( √ [3x] - √48 ) ( √[6x] - √12) = (√x - √2) ( √[8x ] + √2) simplify
3x√2 - 12√[2x] - 6√x + 24 = 2x√2 - 4√x + √[2x] - 2
x√2 - 13√[2x] - 2√x + 26 = 0
√2 √x √x - 13√2 √x - 2√x + 26 = 0 factor as
√2√x [ √x - 13 ] - 2 [ √x - 13] = 0
[ √x - 13] [ √[2x] - 2 ] = 0
So either
√x - 13 = 0 or √[2x] - 2 = 0
√x = 13 square both sides √[2x] = 2 square both sides
x = 169 2x = 4
x = 2
Reject the second solution....it makes the original denominators = 0
So
x = 169
