brittneyhart6537 brittneyhart6537
  • 02-01-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

Consider the equation |1/4+12|=x/2.Without calculating, how do you know x=-16 is an extraneous solution?

Respuesta :

offguard
offguard offguard
  • 02-01-2019

Without calculating, you can immediately see the absolute value sign, which implies that the final result (x) should be positive, not negative.  

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What are the types of cancer?
The ionization energy trend on the periodic table is highest to the (left/right) and upper corner ______________
I WILL GIVE BRAINLYEST FOR THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION PLS​
Write the equation in standard form for the circle passing through (– 5,10) centered at the origin
15. A 50 years old man was given the sum N780 to share with his daughter who was 25 years old. The man decided to share the money according to the ratio of his
Answer question 1 only, please and thank you. In Problems 1 through 10, find a function y = f(x) satisfy- ing the given differential equation and the prescribed
GIVING 50 POINTS!!! Solve the triangle using the law of sines. Show all work and round answers to the nearest tenth.
I WILL GIVE BRAINLYEST FOR THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION PLS​
A general Bronsted-Lowry acid is often represented by _____, whereas a general Bronsted-Lowry base is represented by _____.
Help pls it’s really easy but not for me :(