Find the sum of all real roots of x such that the equation below is satisfied.
2 x + 3 x = 5 x
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Or you could differentiate LHS of original equation and show it is an increasing function.
I did not think like that.
@Ponhvoan Srey Please enclose only the mathematical expressions in LaTeX.A series of \quads donot look really nice.I've edited your solution.Please take care in the future.
Because 5 2 = 2 2 + 3 2 , we know there is only one solution (x = 1) because of Fermat's theorem.
Fermat's? Correct me if I'm wrong.
All you have to do is turn it into a fraction and add it. 2 and 3 will become the numerator and 5 will be the denominator.
So it's 3/5+2/5= 5/5 which is equal to 1
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2 x + 3 x = 5 x Substitute x = 1 ⟹ 2 + 3 = 5 ,satisfying the equation.It can be concluded that x = 1 is a root.But is it the ONLY possible answer?That's the real question.Divide both sides by 5 x to get ( 5 2 ) x + ( 5 3 ) x = 1 .Now we have to cases:
Case # 1: x<1
If x < 1 ,then: ⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ ( 5 2 ) x > 5 2 ( 5 3 ) x > 5 3 ⟹ ( 5 2 ) x + ( 5 3 ) x > 1 Case # 2:x>1
If x > 1 ,then: ⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ ( 5 2 ) x < 5 2 ( 5 3 ) x < 5 3 ⟹ ( 5 2 ) x + ( 5 3 ) x < 1 Therefore,it can be observed that neither x < 1 nor x > 1 satisfies the equation.Thus, x = 1 is the only root of the equation 2 x + 3 x = 5 x .