Will give medal to whoever solves this: True or False: 1/x5 = x-5

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curry · Answer

this is a wrong question. It's a quadratic equation with the determinant > 0. It should really be what are the solutions. But if it really does ask T/F, then it's obvi T, as you will have 2 different solutions.

curry · Answer

5x^2 - 25x - 1 = 0 would be the quadratic equation.

mrnood · Answer

this is not a quadratic - as it has a power of 5 in it

@jetman24 - the question is not complete - it does not have a T/F answer as you have written it

mrnood · Answer

@Curry 
Soz - I assume x5 MEANS x^5

curry · Answer

I think he meant 5x, but wrote it the other way around.

curry · Answer

thought*

mrnood · Answer

Either way - it does not have a T/F answer

curry · Answer

Yep, my point exactly.

jetman24 · Answer

@Curry @MrNood I mean 1/x^5 = x-5

jetman24 · Answer

that is the true equation

jetman24 · Answer

Can you please solve it?

curry · Answer

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x%5E6+-+5x%5E5+-1+%3D0

curry · Answer

2 real and 4 complex solutions. Kinda really difficult to solve by hand.

mrnood · Answer

Do you have a value of x to solve it for? That is the only way you would get a True/False answer