MATH 17

ANSWER KEY for Exercises on Equations in One Unknown p √

13. x − x2 − 3x + x−2=2
SS: {3}
I. Find the solution set of the following equations.
√
14. 2 x2 + 5x + 15 = x2 + 5x + 12
x+1 SS: {−3, −2}
1. 2x − =5−x
3
SS: {2} p
3
√
15. 1 + x3 − 3x2 + 5x2 − 2x + 9 = x
2x + 3 1−x SS: {2}
2. 1 − =2−
 4
 2
5 16. (x2 − 2x)2 − 7(x2 − 2x) = 8
SS: −
4 SS: {4, −2, 1 with multiplicity 2}
3. 6x2 = x +15  2  
5 3 7 7
SS: ,− 17. 2 2x + − 33 2x + + 135 = 0
3 2 x x )
( √ √
7 15 + 113 15 − 113
SS: , 1, ,
( − 3)(x√+ 4) − (x −
4. (2x 2)(x + 2) = 0
√ ) 2 8 8
−5 + 57 −5 − 57
SS: ,
2 2 18. x−4 + 4 = 5x−2
1
SS: ,1
5. (2x + 2) = −1
( + 3)(x√ 2
√ )
−7 + i 7 −7 − i 7 √ √
SS: , 19. x − 4 x − 2 = 0
4 4
SS: {16}
x−8 4 1
6. = 2 − 2 1
2x x −x x−1
SS: {7} 20. 3y 3 + 5y 3
 + 2 = 0
8
SS: − , −1
x+3 x x2 27
7. + = 2
x+1 √ x−2 x√ − x − 2
1 1 1
SS: {−1 + 7, −1 − 7} 21. + = , solve for R1
R1 R2 R
R2 R
x 1 x2 − x + 1 R1 =
8. + = R2 − R
2x− 4 2 x2 − 4
3 E
SS: 22. I = , solve for r.
2 R+r
E − IR
x−1 x−1 x−1 x−1 r=
9. − 2 − 2 = 2 I
2x2 + 1 2x +√x −)1 4x − 1
( + 3x √ x −1
−1 + 21 −1 − 21 ax + 3b bx + b
SS: , 23. −a= , where 4a 6= 3b, solve for x.
5 5 3 4
12a − 9b
x=
x+1 10x2 + 7x − 9 x+3 4a − 3b
10. + 2 =
1 − 2x 8x − 10x + 3 4x − 3  r nt
SS: {−1} 24. A = P 1 + , solve for r
  nt1
n
√ A
11. 2 1− 2x + 1 = 2x r=n −n
P
1
SS: 2
2  − b)x +
25. (a  (b − c)x + (c − a) = 0, where a 6= b, solve for x.
√ √ c−a
12. x + 4 − 1 − x = 1 SS: ,1
a−b
SS: {0}
B. 1. Find the value of k such that the
equation x2 + 2kx + k = kx + 1 has equal roots.
⇒k=2

2. Find the value of k such that the equation

4x2 + kx + 6 = 0 has one root equal to -2.
⇒ k = 11

3. Find a quadratic equation whose roots are the sum and

the product of the roots of the equation −5x2 + 11x + 6 = 0.
⇒ 25x2 − 25x − 66 = 0

4. Find a quadratic equation whose roots are the squares

of the roots of x2 − 3x − 2 = 0.
⇒ x2 − 13x + 4 = 0

5. If one root of the equation 3x2 + 4x + k = 0 is three

times the other, find the roots and value of k.
⇒k=1

”If two wrongs don’t make a right, try three.”

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