SOLUTION: x-24/x=-2x

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Question 163885This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: x-24/x=-2x This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-24/x=-2x
x+2x=24/x
3x=24/x
3x^2=24
x^2=24/3
x^2=8
x=sqrt8
x=2.82843 answer.
Proof:
2.82843-24/2.82843=-2*2.82843
2.82843-8.48528=5.65685
5.65685=5.65685