Question #35e22

2 Answers

HI,
134x=1x
131=(4x)x
note: '4x' changes its sign from negative to positive and also '1'
SO,
12=3x
123=x
x=4

Sep 1, 2017

134x=1x
134x+(4x)=1x+(4x)
13=1+3x
1+3x=13
1+3x(1)=13(1)
3x=12
3x3=123
x=4

Explanation:

So you have

134x=1x

Start by adding 4x to both sides of the equation so that all the x terms are on the left side:

134x+(4x)=1x+(4x)
13=1+3x
1+3x=13

Now we want to get the x terms alone on the left side of the equation, so we subtract both sides by 1

1+3x(1)=13(1)
3x=12

Now we want to solve for x, so we divide both sides by 3 to get x alone on the left side.

3x3=123
x=4

And there's your answer. You can plug it back into the original equation to check:

134(4)=1(4)
3=3

That's true, so your answer is correct.