1 2 x + 1 8 x 8 x + 2 7 x = 6 7
Find the product of all real values of x satisfying the above equation .
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Canceling out 2 x + 3 x , we can write the given equation as 6 x 4 x − 6 x + 9 x = ( 3 2 ) x − 1 + ( 2 3 ) x = 6 7 and, after multiplying with ( 3 2 ) x , ( ( 3 2 ) x − 3 2 ) ( ( 3 2 ) x − 2 3 ) = 0 The solutions are x = 1 , − 1 , with their product being − 1 .
Nice observation of the factorization to find the solutions to the equation :)
Oh no, I forgot about the -1. Thanks for the solution
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Let 2 x be a and 3 x be b .Therefore 8 x = a 3 and 2 7 x = b 3
1 2 x = ( 2 2 × 3 ) x = ( 2 x ) 2 . 3 x = a 2 b similarly 1 8 x = a b 2 The equation becomes a b ( a + b ) a 3 + b 3 = 6 7 As a 3 + b 3 = ( a + b ) ( a 2 + b 2 − a b ) 6 ( a 2 + b 2 − a b ) = 7 a b ⟹ 6 a 2 − 1 3 a b + 6 b 2 = 0 Divide throughout by b 2 ⟹ 6 ( b a ) 2 − 1 3 ( b a ) + 6 = 0 The equation becomes a quadratic in ( b a ) .Solving for ( b a ) ,we get ( b a ) = 3 2 , 2 3 ⟹ ( 3 2 ) x = 3 2 or 2 3 ∴ x = ± 1