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  • 09-06-2018
  • Mathematics
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2:x = x:50. what one number can replace x?

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phaeghe
phaeghe phaeghe
  • 09-06-2018
X = 10
2:10=10:50 = 1:5
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gmany
gmany gmany
  • 09-06-2018
[tex]2:x=x:50\to\dfrac{2}{x}=\dfrac{x}{50}\ \ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\x\cdot x=2\cdot50\\\\x^2=100\to x=\pm\sqrt{100}\\\\x=-10\ \vee\ x=10[/tex]

Answer: -10 or 10.

Check:
2:(-10) = -0.2
-10:50=-0.2

2:10=0.2
10:50=0.2
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