How do you solve 2root3(10-3x)=root3(2-x)?

2 Answers
Jul 9, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

First, cube each side of the equation to eliminate the radicals while keeping the equation balanced:

(2root(3)(10 - 3x))^3 = (root(3)(2 - x))^3

2^3(10 - 3x) = 2 - x

8(10 - 3x) = 2 - x

Next, eliminate the parenthesis on the left side of the equation by multiplying each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

color(red)(8)(10 - 3x) = 2 - x

(color(red)(8) xx 10) - (color(red)(8) xx 3x) = 2 - x

80 - 24x = 2 - x

Then, add color(red)(24x) and subtract color(blue)(2) from each side of the equation to isolate the x term while keeping the equation balanced:

-color(blue)(2) + 80 - 24x + color(red)(24x) = -color(blue)(2) + 2 - x + color(red)(24x)

78 - 0 = 0 - 1x + color(red)(24x)

78 = (-1 + color(red)(24))x

78 = 23x

Now, divide each side of the equation by color(red)(23) to solve for x while keeping the equation balanced:

78/color(red)(23) = (23x)/color(red)(23)

78/23 = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(23)))x)/cancel(color(red)(23))

78/23 = x

x = 78/23

Jul 9, 2017

x=78/23

Explanation:

2root3(10-3x)=root3(2-x)

Cube both sides

:.(2root3(10-3x))^3=(root3(2-x))^3

:.root3(a-b)*2root3(a-b)*root3(a-b)=a-b

:.2^3(10-3x)=2-x

:.8(10-3x)=2-x

:.80-24x=2-x

:.-24x+x=2-80

-23x=-78

Multiply both sides by -1

:.23x=78

:.color(magenta)(x=78/23 orcolor(magenta)(3.391304348

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color(magenta)(check:

:.2root3(10-3(color(magenta)3.391304348))=root3(2-(color(magenta)3.391304348))

:.2root3(10-10.17391304))=root3(2-(3.391304348))

:.2root3(-0.17391304))=root3(-1.391304348)

:.2 xx -0.558183998=-1.116368004

:.color(magenta)(-1.116367997=-1.116368004