n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 3 x = x
Find the average of all the real roots of the equation above for a natural number n > 1 .
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You should still verify that x = 0 , 3 are indeed solutions to the original equation. Esp with squaring an equation, you may introduce new solutions.
Note: You should still verify that x = 0 , 3 are indeed solutions to the original equation. Esp with squaring an equation, you may introduce new solutions.
Cool solution sir +1.
Well done sir,same method....+1!!
I think there should not be a "3" in the last radical. then the roots will come as 0,3 which average to 1.5
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We are given that n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 3 x = x
Rewrite the given equation as n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 x + 2 x = x ( 1 )
On replacing the last letter x on the LHS of the equation (1) by the value of x expressed by equation (1), we get 2n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 x + 2 x = x
Further lets replace the last letter x by the same expression; again and again yields 3n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 x + 2 x = x
4n radical signs x + 2 x + 2 x + … + 2 x + 2 x + 2 x = x . . . .
Hence we can write x = x + 2 x + 2 x + …
Now it follows that, x = x + 2 ( x + 2 x + 2 x + … ) = x + 2 x
Now squaring both sides, we get x 2 = x + 2 x ⇒ x 2 − 3 x = 0 ⇒ x = 0 , 3 .
Now by putting the values x = 0 , 3 in the original equation, we get that both the values satisfy the original equation. Hence verified the obtained solutions!.
Therefore the average of all the real roots is 2 0 + 3 = 1 . 5 . □
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