SOLUTION: Three divided by the difference of one and a number is as much as twice the same number

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Question 778483: Three divided by the difference of one and a number is as much as twice the same number
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three divided by the difference of one and a number
is as much as twice the same number.
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3/(1-x) = 2x
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Cross-multply to get:
2x-2x^2 = 3
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2x^2 - 2x + 3 = 0
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Quadratic Formula::
x = [2+-sqrt(4-4*2*3)]/(2*2)
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x = [2+-sqrt(-20)]/4
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x = [2 +- 2isqrt(5)]/4
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x = (1/2) +- (i/2)sqrt(5)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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