Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Chapter 1 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 175: 6

Answer

(B)

Work Step by Step

Step 1. For equation-A, we have $2x+2x+4=20$, $4x=16$, thus $x=4$ Step 2. For equation-B, we have $2x+10+2x=-2$, $4x=-12$, thus $x=-3$ Step 3. For equation-C, we have $8x+16+4x=16$, $12x=0$, thus $x=0$ Step 4. For equation-D, we have $2x+2x-6=10$, $4x=16$, thus $x=4$ Step 5. We can see that equation-B gives a negative solution which can not be true for the length of a side.
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