Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Trigonometric Identities - 7.1 Exercises - Page 544: 110

Answer

$x=\dfrac{-1+ i\sqrt {3}}{2},\dfrac{-1 - i\sqrt {3}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\dfrac{x}{x+1}=1+x$ The equation is not an identity. $\dfrac{x}{x+1}=1+x$ This gives: $x=(1+x)^2$ $\implies x^2-x+1=0$ This implies that $x=\dfrac{-1\pm \sqrt {1-4}}{2}=\dfrac{-1\pm i\sqrt {3}}{2}$ Thus, $x=\dfrac{-1+ i\sqrt {3}}{2},\dfrac{-1 - i\sqrt {3}}{2}$
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