Question
Simplify the expression
26x2−2
Evaluate
2x×13x−2
Solution
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Evaluate
2x×13x
Multiply the terms
26x×x
Multiply the terms
26x2
26x2−2
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Factor the expression
2(13x2−1)
Evaluate
2x×13x−2
Multiply
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Evaluate
2x×13x
Multiply the terms
26x×x
Multiply the terms
26x2
26x2−2
Solution
2(13x2−1)
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Find the roots
x1=−1313,x2=1313
Alternative Form
x1≈−0.27735,x2≈0.27735
Evaluate
2x×13x−2
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
2x×13x−2=0
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
2x×13x
Multiply the terms
26x×x
Multiply the terms
26x2
26x2−2=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
26x2=0+2
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
26x2=2
Divide both sides
2626x2=262
Divide the numbers
x2=262
Cancel out the common factor 2
x2=131
Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots
x=±131
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
131
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
131
Simplify the radical expression
131
Multiply by the Conjugate
13×1313
When a square root of an expression is multiplied by itself,the result is that expression
1313
x=±1313
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=1313x=−1313
Solution
x1=−1313,x2=1313
Alternative Form
x1≈−0.27735,x2≈0.27735
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