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5x2+11=x+5

 Oct 23, 2018
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How would I solve this equation algebraically?
5x2+11=x+5

 

5x2+11=x+5|square both sides5x2+11=(x+5)25x2+11=x2+10x+254x210x14=0|:22x25x7=0x=5±2542(7)22x=5±25+564x=5±814x=5±94x1=5+94x1=144x1=72x2=594x2=44x2=1

 

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 Oct 23, 2018
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5x2+11=x+5... you have this equation.

 

Sqaure both sides to give you 5x2+11=(x+5)2

 

Solving this, we get 5x2+11=x2+10x+25.

 

This is equal to 4x210x14=0

 

Factorizing this equation, we get (2x7)(2x+2)=0. (You can test that out to see if it matches the previous equation of 4x210x14=0.) 

 

Since (2x7)(2x+2) has to equal zero, at least one of the brackets need to equal zero for the equation to equal zero. Therefore, we can end up with two solutions.

 

x is either 72, or x is 1.

 

cool

 Oct 23, 2018

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