Question

PLEASE help me solve this question! I really need to solve this question ASAP! No nonsense answers, and please attach the solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

{-0.5, 0.1}

Step-by-step explanation:

• multiply the 8 on the left with x/x so you can write left hand as $\frac{1-8x}{x}$

• cross multiply to get rid of the fractions: $5x = (1-8x)(5x+2)$

• simplify into a regular quadratic equation: $-20x^2 - 8x +1 =0$

• use the quadratic formula to get the answers:

$x = \frac{8 \pm \sqrt{(-8)^2 - 4 \cdot -20 \cdot 1}}{-40} = \frac{8 \pm 12}{-40}$

so x is 20/-40 = -0.5 or x = -4/-40 = 0.1