Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Formula
The following relationship exists between the parts of each chord.
(x - 1)(2x^2) = 4*x
Solution
The easiest way to start is to divide both sides of the equation by x.
(x - 1)(2x^2)/x = 4x / x Divide by x
( x-1)(2x) = 4 Remove the brackets
2x^2 - 2x = 4 Subtract 4 from both sides
2x^2 - 2x - 4 = 4 - 4 Combine
2x^2 - 2x - 4 = 0 Pull out the common factor
2(x^2 - x - 2) = 0 Divide by 2
x^2 - x - 2 = 0 Factor
(x - 2)(x + 1)
Answer:
x can be 2 or x can be - 1 on paper. The x on the upper right prohibits that. A line can't have a length of - 1. So - 1 is called an extraneous solution.
The answer is x = 2
