Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Test - Page 181: 7

Answer

$-\frac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Provided $x\ne0,2$, multiply $x^2-2x=x(x-2)$ on both sides, we have $4x^2+3(x-2)=-6$ Step 2. Expand the equation to get $4x^2+3x-6=-6\longrightarrow x(4x+3)=0$ Step 3. The above gives $x=0$ and $x=-\frac{3}{4}$, however, $x\ne 0$ is the starting condition, thus, the only solution is $x=-\frac{3}{4}$
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