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Find the value of x if the geometric mean of 2x and 19x-2 is 7x-2
Recall geometric mean. Let g be the geometric mean, so the geometric mean of a1, a2, a3 ... an is equal to
g = nth root of (a1 * a2 * ... * an)
Applying this to the problem, we have only two terms involved, which is 2x and 19x-2, thus n = 2. And g is given, which is 7x-2. Substituting,
7x-2 = squareroot (2x * (19x-2))
7x - 2 = squareroot (38x^2 - 4x)
Square both sides:
49x^2 - 28x + 4 = 38x^2 - 4x
49x^2 - 38x^2 - 28x + 4x + 4 = 0
11x^2 - 24x + 4 = 0
x = ?
Now factor this and solve for x. Note that you'll have 2 roots for this, but only 1 will satisfy the given equation above (one of them is extraneous).
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To find the value of x, we need to use the formula for the geometric mean. The geometric mean of two numbers, a and b, is the square root of their product, so we have:
√(2x * (19x-2)) = 7x-2
To solve this equation, we will start by simplifying the expression inside the square root:
√(38x^2 - 4x) = 7x - 2
Now we will square both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root:
38x^2 - 4x = (7x - 2)^2
Expanding the right side of the equation:
38x^2 - 4x = 49x^2 - 28x + 4
Next, we will move all terms to one side of the equation to set it equal to zero:
49x^2 - 38x^2 - 28x + 4x - 4 = 0
Combine like terms:
11x^2 - 24x - 4 = 0
Now, we need to solve this quadratic equation. We can factor it if possible or use the quadratic formula. However, upon inspection, we can see that this equation cannot be factored easily, so we will use the quadratic formula:
x = (-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)) / (2a)
For our equation, a = 11, b = -24, and c = -4. Substituting these values into the formula:
x = (-(-24) ± √((-24)^2 - 4 * 11 * -4)) / (2 * 11)
Simplifying:
x = (24 ± √(576 + 176)) / 22
x = (24 ± √752) / 22
Now, we can evaluate the two options for x separately:
Case 1: x = (24 + √752) / 22
Calculating:
x ≈ 2.823
Case 2: x = (24 - √752) / 22
Calculating:
x ≈ -0.627
Therefore, the possible values for x are approximately 2.823 and -0.627.