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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Solve for x.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{x+3}+\frac{ x^2 }{ 2 }+\frac{ 3x }{ 2 }=0\]
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
take out \(\dfrac x2\) from the second and third term
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so like \[\sqrt{x+3}+\frac{ x }{ 2 }[x+3]=0\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
now what do i do?
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
wait a sec lemme fink sry
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OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
sorry i think that step was useless sorry
OpenStudy (anonymous):
its ok, what step should i do then?
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
1. take the surd to the rhs
2. square both sides
3. realize that you're left with a quartic equation
4. give up
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
sorry i do not recommend the fourth step
OpenStudy (anonymous):
haha, ok. thanks
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OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
wait i know how to do it
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
sorry for wasting such a lot of time
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
\[\begin{array}{rl}\sqrt{x+3}+\frac x2(x+3)&=&0\\\frac x2(x+3)&=&-\sqrt{x+3}\\\frac{x^2}4(x+3)^2&=&x+3\\\frac{x^2}4(x+3)^2-(x+3)&=&0\\\frac{x^2(x+3)^2-4(x+3)}4&=&0\\x^2(x+3)(x+3)-4(x+3)&=&0\\ [x^2(x+3)-4](x+3)&=&0\\(x^3+3x^2-4)(x+3)&=&0\end{array}\]
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):
How would you factorize a quartic equation lol
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