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If \((w+13)^2=(3w+7)(2w+4)\) , find \(w^2\) . Express your answer as a decimal.

 Dec 29, 2017
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Solve for w:
(w + 13)^2 = (2 w + 4) (3 w + 7)

Write the quadratic polynomial on the right-hand side in standard form.


Expand out terms of the right-hand side:
(w + 13)^2 = 6 w^2 + 26 w + 28

 

Move everything to the left-hand side.
Subtract 6 w^2 + 26 w + 28 from both sides:
-28 - 26 w - 6 w^2 + (w + 13)^2 = 0

 

Write the quadratic polynomial on the left-hand side in standard form.
Expand out terms of the left-hand side:
141 - 5 w^2 = 0

 

Isolate terms with w to the left-hand side.
Subtract 141 from both sides:
-5 w^2 = -141

 

Divide both sides by a constant to simplify the equation.
Divide both sides by -5:
w^2 =± 141/5

 Dec 29, 2017
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(w + 13)2  =  (3w + 7)(2w + 4)

                                                                   First multiply out the parenthesees on both sides.

(w + 13)(w + 13)   =   (3w + 7)(2w + 4)

 

w2 + 13w + 13w + 169   =   6w2 + 12w + 14w + 28

 

w2 + 26w + 169   =   6w2 + 26w + 28

                                                                   Subtract  26w  from both sides.

w2 + 169  =  6w2 + 28

                                                                   Subtract  w2  from both sides.

169  =  5w2 + 28

                                                                   Subtract  28  from both sides.

141  =  5w2

                                                                   Divide both sides by  5 .

141/5  =  w2

 

w2  =  28.2

 Dec 29, 2017
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We expand both sides to find

\(\begin{align*} (w+13)(w+13)&=(3w+7)(2w+4)\\ w^2+26w+169&=3w(2w+4)+7(2w+4)\\ w^2+26w+169&=6w^2+12w+14w+28\\ w^2+26w+169&=6w^2+26w+28\\ w^2+169&=6w^2+28\\ 141&=5w^2\\ \frac{141}{5}&=w^2.\\ \end{align*}\)



So, expressed as a decimal, our answer is \(\frac{141}{5}=\boxed{28.2}\) .

 Dec 29, 2017
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Hi Azsun...

 

I am seriously wondering why your LaTex is displaying properly when no one elses is ???

 

How strange...

Melody  Jan 8, 2018

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