Difference between revisions of "1959 AHSME Problems/Problem 38"
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| − | + | Subtract 4x from both sides so you get: | |
| − | + | <math>\sqrt{2x}=1-4x</math> | |
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| − | + | Then just square and simplify to get: | |
| − | + | <math>x=\frac{1}{8}</math> | |
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| − | + | This is answer choice B. | |
Latest revision as of 16:22, 3 March 2019
Subtract 4x from both sides so you get:
Then just square and simplify to get:
This is answer choice B.
