Saturday, October 2, 2010

Solve for x: square root of 7x+14 = x

Before solving the equation, we'll impose conditions of
existence of the square root.


7x+14 >=
0


Wer'll subtract 14 both
sides:


7x >= -14


We'll
divide by 7: x >= -2


The interval of admissible
solutions for the given equation is:


[-2 ,
+infinite)


Now, we'll solve the
equation:


sqrt 7x+14 = x


We'll
square raise both sides:


7x + 14 =
x^2


We'll move all terms to one side and we'll use the
symmetrical property:


x^2 - 7x - 14 =
0


We'll apply the quadratic
formula:


x1 =
[7+sqrt(49+56)]/2


x2
=  [7-sqrt(49+56)]/2


since sqrt 105 = 10.24
approx


x1 =
(7+10.24)/2


x1 = 8.62
approx.


x2 =
(7-10.24)/2


x2 = -1.62
approx.


Since both values belong to the
interval of admissible values, they are accepted as solutions of the given
equation.

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