Using the equation below as a model, fill in numbers in the place of a and b to create a rational equation that has an extraneous solution.x plus a over ax = b over x
Part 1. Show all work to solve for x in the equation and check the solution.
Part 2. Explain how to identify the extraneous solution and what it means.
Answers
Answer 1
Answer:
lets solve the equation step by step:
(x + a)/ax = b/x
therefore: a != 0, x !=0
now we solve:
(x + a)/ax = b/x (x + a)/a = b x + a = ab x = a(b - 1)
that is the solution for b, and we keep in mind that a != 0, x !=0, the extraneous solutions