Question
Solve the equation
x∈/R
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No real solution
Evaluate
2x−13×2x×1−1=2
Simplify
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Evaluate
2x−13×2x×1−1
Multiply the terms
2x−13×2x−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
2x−13×(−2x1)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−2x−13×2x1
Multiply the terms
−(2x−1)×2x3
Multiply the terms
−2x(2x−1)3
−2x(2x−1)3=2
Rewrite the expression
2x(2x−1)−3=2
Cross multiply
−3=2x(2x−1)×2
Simplify the equation
−3=4x(2x−1)
Swap the sides of the equation
4x(2x−1)=−3
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
4x(2x−1)
Apply the distributive property
4x×2x−4x×1
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
4x×2x
Multiply the numbers
8x×x
Multiply the terms
8x2
8x2−4x×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
8x2−4x
8x2−4x=−3
Move the expression to the left side
8x2−4x−(−3)=0
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
8x2−4x+3=0
Substitute a=8,b=−4 and c=3 into the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac
x=2×84±(−4)2−4×8×3
Simplify the expression
x=164±(−4)2−4×8×3
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
(−4)2−4×8×3
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
4×8×3
Multiply the terms
32×3
Multiply the numbers
96
(−4)2−96
Rewrite the expression
42−96
Evaluate the power
16−96
Subtract the numbers
−80
x=164±−80
Solution
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