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more algebra questions
#2100793 - 11/13/03 07:51 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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merggg......
can you help me with these, Merletto?
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oneducktwoducks
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2101099 - 11/13/03 10:09 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks! Now I have something to do in Philosophy class rather than sleep! I post what I get around 2:30 EST.
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2101670 - 11/13/03 12:30 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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For the first one, 1 = (b+3)/(b+3), so
[ (b+2+b+3) / (b+3) ] = [ -7 / (b-5) ]
That simplifies to:
[ (2b + 5) / (b + 3) ] = [ -7 / (b-5) ]
By crossmultiplying, you get:
[ -7b - 21 ] = [ 2b^2 - 5b - 25 ]
Then simplify that, and you get
4 = 2b^2 + 2b
which is
2 = b^2 + b
Turn that into a quadratic equation:
b^2 + b - 2 = 0
The roots to that equation are -2 and 1. So those are your answers.
For your second problem, I moved the terms around to get:
[ (x + 1) / (x - 1) ] = [ 12 / (x^2 - x) ]
Cross multiply and you get:
[ x^3 - x ] = [ 12x - 12 ]
Rearrange your terms:
x^3 - 13x + 12 = 0
The roots to this equation are -4, 1, and 3, so these are your answers. But if you plug 1 back into your original equation, it will cause the denominators to equal 0, therefore it cannot be used. So your final answers are -4 and 3.
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how does the 1 go to (b+3)/(b+3) ?
isnt the LCD: (b+3)(b-5) ?
wouldnt that make the 1 the same thing?
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2103171 - 11/13/03 07:39 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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1 = 2 / 2 = (x + 3) / (x+3) = anything with the same numerator and denominator. Since the 1 is on the left side of the equation, you just set it equal to (b + 3) / (b + 3) so that it has the same denominator as (b + 2) / (b + 3). At that step, you aren't concerned with the right side of the equation, just simplifying each side as much as possible first.
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I see, I see...
I'll try that, but multiplying every factor by (b+3)(b-5) technically should work too, I thought.
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2108274 - 11/15/03 01:25 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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okay i followed you until you got to
4 = 2b^2 + 2b
then how did you get rid of Both 2's ?
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2108282 - 11/15/03 01:29 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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for the second problem, im not sure how you performed your first step.
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2108658 - 11/15/03 07:37 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Second problem: [ x / (x-1) ] - [ 12 / (x^2 - x) ] = -[ 1 / (x-1) ] Start by moving the second and third terms around: [ x / (x-1) ] + [ 1 / (x-1) ] = [ 12 / (x^2 - x) ] Then add the first and second term (common denom): [ (x + 1) / (x - 1) ] = [ 12 / (x^2 - x) ] This is the same as if you had ( A / 5 ) + ( B / 5) = (A+B)/5...
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Seuss]
#2109589 - 11/15/03 04:54 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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ah i see... what about the first problem? i see how you got rid of the 2 in the 2b, but what about the 2 in the 2b^2 ?
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: Grav]
#2110847 - 11/16/03 03:30 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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change the 1 into b+3/b+3 so have a common denominator now the left side looks like
[(b+2)+(b+3)]/(b+3)=-7/(b-5)
simplified is looks like (2b+5)/(b+3)=-7/(b-5)
you want the same denominator on both sides of the equal sign. to do this, mulitply the left side by (b-5)/(b-5) and the right side by (b+3)/(b+3)
after multiplying the left side should look lke
(2b^2 -5b -25)/(b+3)(b-5)
and the right is (-7b-21)/(b+3)(b-5)
since the two sides have the same denominator you can cancel them both out.
you are left with
2b^2-5b-25=-7b-21
make the right side zero by adding 7b to the left side and adding 21 to the left side
so you have 2b^2+2b-4=0
the coeffiecients (or the number infront of the variable) are all divisible by 2 so if you divde both sides by 2 you get
b^2+b-2=o
you can do one of two things here, use the quadratic equation or use your head. what two numbers multiplied give you -2 but add up to get +1?? these are the coefficients in front of the variable btw.
that's 2 and -1 (b+2)(b-1)=0
so b=-2 or 1
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: kaiowas]
#2110865 - 11/16/03 03:46 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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x/(x-1) -12/(x^2-x) = -1(x-1)
therefore x/(x-1) -12/x(x-1) = -1(x-1)
therefore LCD = x(x-1)
therefore x.x/x(x-1) -12/x(x-1) = -1.x/(x-1)
drop LCD therefore x^2 -12 = -1x
then put quadratic in standard form x^2 +x -12 =0
solve quadratic (x+4)(x-3)=0
therefore x+-4 or x=3
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Re: more algebra questions [Re: kyanite]
#2110866 - 11/16/03 03:49 AM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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sorry last line should read
therefore x=-4 or x=+3
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