College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 1, Equations and Graphs - Section 1.6 - Solving Other Types of Equations - 1.6 Exercises - Page 138: 35

Answer

$x=-\frac{5+4\sqrt{2}}{7},\:x=\frac{4\sqrt{2}-5}{7}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x+\frac{2}{x}}{3+\frac{4}{x}}=5x$ $\frac{x^2+2}{3x+4}=5x$ $\frac{x^2+2}{3x+4}\left(3x+4\right)=5x\left(3x+4\right)$ $x^2+2=5x\left(3x+4\right)$ $x^2+2=15x^2+20x$ $-14x^2-20x+2=0$ By quadratic formula: $x_{1,\:2}=\frac{-\left(-20\right)\pm \sqrt{\left(-20\right)^2-4\left(-14\right)\cdot \:2}}{2\left(-14\right)}$ $x_{1,\:2}=\frac{-\left(-20\right)\pm \:16\sqrt{2}}{2\left(-14\right)}$ $x_1=\frac{-\left(-20\right)+16\sqrt{2}}{2\left(-14\right)},\:x_2=\frac{-\left(-20\right)-16\sqrt{2}}{2\left(-14\right)}$ $x=-\frac{5+4\sqrt{2}}{7},\:x=\frac{4\sqrt{2}-5}{7}$
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