Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.4 Solving Radical Equations - 8.4 Exercises - Page 653: 26

Answer

$g= 8.567$

Work Step by Step

Givdn \begin{equation} 2.4 \sqrt{2.5 g+4}-7.5=4.6. \end{equation} Start by rearranging the equation and squaring both sides of the equation to eliminate the radical sign and solve for $g$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 2.4 \sqrt{2.5 g+4}-7.5&=4.6 \\ 2.4 \sqrt{2.5 g+4}=12.1\\ \left( 2.4 \sqrt{2.5 g+4} \right)^2&= \left( 12.1 \right)^2\\ 5.76\cdot (2.5 g+4)& = 146.41\\ 14.4g+23.04& = 146.41\\ g& =\frac{146.41-23.04}{14.4}\\ &\approx 8.567361. \end{aligned} \end{equation} Check. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 2.4\sqrt{2.5 \cdot 8.567361+4}-7.5 & \stackrel{?}{=} 4.6 \\ 4.6& \approx4.6\checkmark. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The solution is $g= 8.567$
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