Question
Solve the equation
x=883+8832−1
Alternative Form
x≈1765.999434
Evaluate
x−42x−1=0
Find the domain
x−42x−1=0,x≥0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−42x=−x+1
Rewrite the expression
x=42x−1
Evaluate
x=42x−1,42x−1≥0
Evaluate
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Evaluate
42x−1≥0
Simplify
x−1≥0
Move the constant to the right side
x≥0+1
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
x≥1
x=42x−1,x≥1
Solve the equation for x
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Evaluate
x=42x−1
Raise both sides of the equation to the 2-th power to eliminate the isolated 2-th root
(x)2=(42x−1)2
Evaluate the power
x=1764x2−2x+1
Cross multiply
x×1764=x2−2x+1
Simplify the equation
1764x=x2−2x+1
Move the expression to the left side
1764x−(x2−2x+1)=0
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
1764x−(x2−2x+1)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
1764x−x2+2x−1
Add the terms
1766x−x2−1
1766x−x2−1=0
Rewrite in standard form
−x2+1766x−1=0
Multiply both sides
x2−1766x+1=0
Substitute a=1,b=−1766 and c=1 into the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac
x=21766±(−1766)2−4
Simplify the expression
x=21766±17662−4
Simplify the radical expression
x=21766±28832−1
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=21766+28832−1x=21766−28832−1
Simplify the expression
x=883+8832−1x=21766−28832−1
Simplify the expression
x=883+8832−1x=883−8832−1
x=883+8832−1x=883−8832−1,x≥1
Find the intersection
x=883+8832−1
Check if the solution is in the defined range
x=883+8832−1,x≥0
Find the intersection of the solution and the defined range
x=883+8832−1
Solution
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Check the solution
883+8832−1−42883+8832−1−1=0
Simplify
0=0
Evaluate
true
x=883+8832−1
Alternative Form
x≈1765.999434
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