Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Radical Equations and Problem Solving - Practice - Page 723: 2

Answer

$x=1/4, 2$

Work Step by Step

$\sqrt {9x-2}-2x =0$ $\sqrt {9x-2}-2x+2x =0+2x$ $\sqrt {9x-2}=2x$ $(\sqrt {9x-2})^2=(2x)^2$ $9x-2=4x^2$ $9x-2-9x+2=4x^2-9x+2$ $4x^2-9x+2=0$ $(4x-1)(x-2)=0$ $4x-1=0$ $4x-1+1=0+1$ $4x=1$ $4x/4=1/4$ $x=.25$ $x-2=0$ $x=2$ $\sqrt {9x-2}-2x =0$ $\sqrt {9*.25-2}-2*.25 =0$ $\sqrt{2.25-2}-.5=0$ $\sqrt {.25}-.5=0$ $\sqrt {1/4}-.5=0$ $\sqrt 1/\sqrt4 -.5=0$ $1/2 -.5=0$ $.5-.5=0$ (true) $\sqrt {9x-2}-2x =0$ $\sqrt {9*2-2}-2*2 =0$ $\sqrt {18-2}-4 =0$ $\sqrt {16}-4 =0$ $4-4=0$ (true)
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