College Algebra (10th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 145: 23

Answer

One solution: $ x=-\frac{9}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Adjust as follows: $\sqrt{x^2+3x+7}=\sqrt{x^2-3x+9}-2$ Square each side: $(\sqrt{x^2+3x+7})^2=(\sqrt{x^2-3x+9}-2)^2$ $x^2+3x+7=x^2-3x+9-4\sqrt{x^2-3x+9}+4$ Add same term variables: $x^2+3x+7-(x^2-3x+9)-4=-4\sqrt{x^2-3x+9}$ $6x-6=-4\sqrt{x^2-3x+9}$ Square each side again: $(6x-6)^2=(-4\sqrt{x^2-3x+9})^2$ $36x^2-36x-36x+36=16(x^2-3x+9)$ Simplify: $36x^2-72x+36=16x^2-48x+144$ $36x^2-72x+36-(16x^2-48x+144)=0$ $20x^2-24x-108=0$ $4(5x^2-6x-27)=0$ $5x^2-6x-27=0$ Factor: $(5x+9)(x-3)=0$ And we get two solutions: $5x_1+9=0$ $5x_1=-9$ $x_1=-\frac{9}{5}$ $x_2-3=0$ $x_2=3$ We insert them into the original equation to find extraneous solutions: $\sqrt{x_1^2+3x_1+7}-\sqrt{x_1^2-3x_1+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{(-\frac{9}{5})^2+3(-\frac{9}{5})+7}-\sqrt{(-\frac{9}{5})^2-3(-\frac{9}{5})+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}-\frac{27}{5}+7}-\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}+\frac{27}{5}+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}-\frac{27(5)}{5(5)}+\frac{7(25)}{25}}-\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}+\frac{27(5)}{5(5)}+\frac{9(25)}{25}}+2=0$ $\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}-\frac{135}{25}+\frac{175}{25}}-\sqrt{\frac{81}{25}+\frac{135}{25}+\frac{225}{25}}+2=0$ $\sqrt{\frac{121}{25}}-\sqrt{\frac{441}{25}}+2=0$ $\frac{11}{5}-\frac{21}{5}+2=0$ $-\frac{10}{5}+2=0$ $-2+2=0$ $0=0\checkmark$ $\sqrt{x_2^2+3x_2+7}-\sqrt{x_2^2-3x_2+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{(3^2+3(3)+7}-\sqrt{3^2-3(3)+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{(9+9+7}-\sqrt{9-9+9}+2=0$ $\sqrt{25}-\sqrt{9}+2=0$ $5-3+2=0$ $4\ne0$
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