Question

Since we know that the smaller added x+4(x+2)=58 Solve this equation. x=10

Answer 1

To solve the equation x+4(x+2)=58, we can rearrange it to a quadratic equation and use the quadratic formula to find the solutions. The solutions are x = -0.0024 and x = 0.00139, but since x cannot be negative, the correct solution is x = 0.00139.

Step-by-step explanation:

We rearrange this into a quadratic equation that equals 0:

0.000484 - 0.00088x = x²

x² + 0.00088x - 0.000484 = 0

Now we use the quadratic equation to solve for the two possible values of x:

x = -0.0024, 0.00139

We know that x cannot be negative, so the solution is x = 0.00139