Question #296de

1 Answer
Jan 8, 2018

x~~-2.31,-0.19

Explanation:

First we square both sides:
(sqrt(4)/sqrt(4x+9))^2=(sqrt(8x+2))^2

(sqrt(4))^2/(sqrt(4x+9))^2=(sqrt(8x+2))^2

4/(4x+9)=8x+2

Now we can rearrange and make it eqial to 0:
4=(8x+2)(4x+9)
(8x+2)(4x+9)-4=0

Now expand brackets:

(8x*4x)+(2*4x)+(8x*9)+(2*9)-4=0

32x^2+8x+72x+18-4=0

32x^2+80x+14=0

We can remove out common factors:

32x^2+80x+14=0

16x^2+40x+7=0

x=(-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)

x=(-40+-sqrt(40^2-4(16*7)))/32

=(-40+-sqrt(1600-4(112)))/32

=(-40+-sqrt(1600-448))/32

=(-40+-sqrt(1152))/32

=(-40+sqrt(1152))/32or(-40-sqrt(1152))/32

~~-2.31or-0.19