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course Math 158

10-04-09 8:55 p.m.

If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/geninfo/labrynth_created_fall_05/levl1_22/levl2_81/file3_259.htm.

Your solution, attempt at solution:

If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

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Question: * 1.1.20 (was 1.1.12). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation 5y + 6 = -18 - y

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Your solution:

5y + 6 = -18 –y subtract 6 from both sides

5y +6-6 = -18 – 6 – y

5y = -24 –y then add y to both sides

5y + y = -24 –y +y

6y = -24 divide both sides by 6

y = -4

confidence rating: 3

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Given Solution:

* * STUDENT SOLUTION WITH INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: 5y + 6 = 18 - y

Subtract 6 from both sides, giving us

5y = 12 - y

Add y to both sides,

5y + y = 12 or 6y = 12

divide both sides by 6

y = 2

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: This is correct for equation 5y + 6 = 18 - y but the equation in the above note is 5y + 6 = -18 - y.

The solution to this equation is found by practically the same steps but you end up with y = -4.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I don’t know if I performed the correct operation, but the answer was -4, which was the correct answer, so I guess the answer is correct.

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Self-critique Rating: 3

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Question:

1.1.38 \ 44 (was 1.1.30). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation (2x+1) / 3 + 16 = 3x

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Your solution:

(2x +1) / 3 + 16 = 3x multiply by 3 on both sides

(2x + 1) + 48 = 9x

2x + 49 = 9x subtracting 2x from both sides

49 = 9x – 2x

49 = 7x divide both sides by 7

x = 7

confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

* * STUDENT SOLUTION:

(2x + 1) / 3 + 16 = 3x

First, multiply both sides of the equation by 3

2x +1 + 48 =9x or

2x + 49 = 9x

subtract 2x from both sides to get

49 = 7x

Divide both sides by 7 to get

x = 7.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I was wondering at the end since it ended up 49 = 7x and you divide by 7 and say x = 7…would you have to make it a -7 if you move it to the opposite side of the equation?

It's not a matter of 'moving things around', but a matter of adding or subtracting the same quantity on both sides, or multiplying or dividing both sides by the same quantity.

In this case both sides are divided by 7, which doesn't involve any negative signs.

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Self-critique Rating: I believe I have addressed all the discrepancies.

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Question:

* was 1.1.44 \ 36. Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation (x+2)(x-3) = (x+3)^2

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Your solution:

(x+2)(x-3) =- (x+3)^2 getting rid of the parenthesis

x^2 – 3x + 2x – 6 = x^2 + 3x + 3x + 9 subtracting x^2 from both sides

-x -6 = 6x + 9

-x -6 -9 = 6x +9 -9 cancelling the 9 on the right

-x -15 = 6x adding the –x

-15 = 6x + x

-15 = 7x divide both sides by 7

x = -15/7

confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

* * STUDENT SOLUTION: (x+2)(x+3) = (x+3)^2

First, we use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis and get

x^2 - x - 6 = x^2 + 6x + 9

subtract x^2 from both sides,

-x - 6 = 6x + 9

Subtract 9 from both sides

- x - 6 - 9 = 6x or -x - 15 = 6x

add x to both sides

-15 = 7x

Divide both sides by 7

x = -15/7

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I don’t see any discrepancies between the two.

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Self-critique Rating: 3

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Question:

* 1.1.52 (was 1.1.48). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation x / (x^2-9) + 4 / (x+3) = 3 / (x^2-9)/

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Your solution:

x / (x^2-9) + 4 / (x+3) = 3 / (x^2-9) Since you have like terms (x^2 – 9) on both sides, they cancel each other out

If something 'cancels' by multiplication or division, it has to 'cancel' from all terms. (x^2 - 9) is not a multiplicative or divisive factor of the term 4 / (x + 3) so that factor does not 'cancel'.

You can multiply or divide both sides by the same quantity, or add and subtract the same quantity from both sides.

Anything called 'cancellation' that doesn't result from these operations is invalid.

Because 'cancellation' errors are so common among students at this level, my solutions never mention anything called 'cancellation'.

If you multiply both sides of the equation

x / (x^2-9) + 4 / (x+3) = 3 / (x^2-9)

by (x^2 - 9), you get

( x / (x^2-9) + 4 / (x+3) ) * (x^2 - 9) = 3 / (x^2-9) * (x^2 - 9) so that

x / (x^2-9) * (x^2 - 9) + 4 / (x+3) * (x^2 - 9) = 3 / (x^2-9) * (x^2 - 9). The (x^2 - 9) does then 'cancel' from two of the three terms, but not from the third. You get

x + 4 / (x+3) * (x^2 - 9) = 3.

You're still stuck with an x^2 - 9 factor on one of the terms, and a denominator x - 3.

However this equation does represent progress. If you factor x^2 - 9 into (x-3)(x+3), things quickly simplify.

x + 4(x + 3) = 3

I have tried several ways to solve this, but none of them work.

confidence rating: 0

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Given Solution:

* * Starting with

x / (x^2 -9) + 4 / (x+3) = 3 / (x^2 -9),

first factor x^2 - 9 to get

x / ( (x-3)(x+3) ) + 4 / (x+3) = 3 / ( (x-3)(x+3) ).

Multiply both sides by the common denominator ( (x-3)(x+3) ):

( (x-3)(x+3) ) * x / ( (x-3)(x+3) ) + ( (x-3)(x+3) ) * 4 / (x+3) = ( (x-3)(x+3) ) * 3 / ( (x-3)(x+3) ).

Simplify:

x + 4(x-3) = 3.

Apply the Distributive Law, rearrange and solve:

x + 4x - 12 = 3

5x = 15

x = 3.

If there is a solution to the original equation it is x = 3.

• However x = 3 results in denominator 0 when substituted into the original equation, and division by 0 is undefined. So there is no solution to the equation.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I am not sure if what I did was right or wrong?

See the note I inserted in your solution. Your idea wasn't bad, but it doesn't quite work out.

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Self-critique Rating: 0

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Question:

* 1.1.58 (was 1.1.54). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation (8w + 5) / (10w - 7) = (4w - 3) / (5w + 7)

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Your solution:

(8w + 5) / (10w - 7) = (4w - 3) / (5w + 7)

First divide both sides of the equation by (10w – 7) (5w + 7)

good, but you multipled, you didn't divide

The first denominator and the second denominator cancel out.

(5w +7) (8w +5) = (10w -7) (5w +7) using the distributive law

40w + 25w + 56w + 35 = 40w – 30w – 28w – 21

w * w = w^2 and 10 * 5 = 50, 7 * 7 = 49 and -7 * 5 = -35 so this should read

40w^2 + 25w + 56w + 35 = 50w^2 – 35w + 70w + 49

121w + 35 = -18w – 21 then grouping like terms

121w + 18w = -21 – 35

139w = -56 dividing both sides by 139

w = -(56/139)

confidence rating: 1

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Given Solution:

* * GOOD STUDENT SOLUTION:

1) clear the equation of fractions by multiplying both sides by the LCM (10w - 7)(5W + 7)

After cancellation the left side reads:

(5w+7)(8w + 5)

After cancellation the right side reads:

(10w - 7)(4w - 3)

multiply the factors on each side using the DISTRIBUTIVE LAW

Left side becomes: (40w^2) + 81w + 35

Right side becomes: (40w^2) - 58w + 21

3) subtract 40w^2 from both sides

add 58w to both sides

subtract 35 from both sides

Rewrite: 139w = - 14

Now divide both sides by 139 to get

w = - (14 / 139)

STUDENT QUESTION:

(5w+7)(8w+5) = (10w-7)(4w-3)

work what you can

40w^2 + 35 = 40w^2 +21

take away 40w^2 from both sides

didnt understand this one..;

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE:

It doesn't look like you used the distributive law to multiply those binomials.

(5w+7)(8w+5) = 5w ( 8w + 5) + 7 ( 8w + 5)= 40 w^2 + 25 w + 56 w + 35 = 40 w^2 + 81 w + 35.

(10w-7)(4w-3) = 10 w ( 4 w - 3) - 7 ( 4 w - 3) = 40 w^2 - 30 w - 28 w + 21 = 40 w^2 - 58 w + 21.

I have no idea where I went wrong on this one.

* 1.1.70 (was 1.1.78). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation 1 - a x = b, a <> 0.

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Your solution:

1 - a x = b a is not = to 0

First subtract 1 from both sides

1-1 –ax = b -1

-ax = b-1 then following the rules from the previous equations, I believe you would divide by something, but I’m not sure what other than –a

confidence rating: 0

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Given Solution:

* * Start with

1 -ax = b, a <> 0.

Adding -1 to both sides we get

1 - ax - 1 = b - 1,

which we simplify to get

-ax = b - 1.

you had it up to this step, and you knew to divide by -a.

Divide both sides by -a, which gives you

x = (b - 1) / (-a). Multiply the right-hand side by -1 / -1 to get

x = (-b + 1) / a or

x = (1 - b) / a. **

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I am not sure how this one was solved.

The solution is identical to yours up to a point.

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Self-critique Rating: 0

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Question:

* extra problem (was 1.1.72). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation x^3 + 6 x^2 - 7 x = 0 using factoring.

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Your solution:

x^3 + 6 x^2 - 7 x = 0 First you factor for x on the left

x(x^2 +6x -7) = 0 then factor our the 6x

x(x +6x +7) (x -6x -1) = 0

x (x +7) (x-1) = 0

[ x = 0, x = -7, x = 1] These are the possible solutions to x

confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

* * Starting with

x^3 + 6 x^2 - 7 x = 0 factor x out of the left-hand side:

x(x^2 + 6x - 7) = 0. Factor the trinomial:

x ( x+7) ( x - 1) = 0. Then

x = 0 or x + 7 = 0 or x - 1 = 0 so

x = 0 or x = -7 or x = 1. **

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I do not see any discrepancies.

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Self-critique Rating: 0

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Question:

* 1.1.90 (was 1.2.18). Explain how you set up and solved an equation for the problem. Include your equation and the reasoning you used to develop the equation. Problem (note that this statement is for instructor reference; the fullstatement was in your text) scores 86, 80, 84, 90, scores to ave B (80) and A (90).

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Your solution:

Let x = exam grade Avg B(80) A(90)

You have 4 test averages, 86, 80, 84, and 90 Add these together to get 340

340 / 4 = 85 Average on Tests

The final grade is divided up into 3 parts. 1 part = test average 2 parts = exam grade

To solve for average score = B(80)

(1*test avg + 2 * exam grade) = 80

(85 + 2x) / 3 = 80 multiply by 3

85 + 2x = 240 subtract 85 on both sides

2x = 240 – 85

2x = 155 divide by 2

2 = 77.5

To solve for average score = A(90)

(85 + 2x) /3 = 90

85 + 2x = 270

2x = 270 – 85

2x = 185 divided by 2

x = 92.5

confidence rating: 2

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Given Solution:

* * This can be solved by trial and error but the only acceptable method for this course, in which we are learning to solve problems by means of equations, is by an equation.

Let x be the score you make on the exam.

The average of the four tests is easy to find:

• 4-test average = ( 86 + 80 + 84 + 90 ) / 4 = 340 / 4 = 85.

The final grade can be thought of as being made up of 3 parts, 1 part being the test average and 2 parts being the exam grade. We would therefore have

• final average = (1 * test average + 2 * exam grade) / 3.

This gives us the equation

• final ave = (85 + 2 * x) / 3.

If the ave score is to be 80 then we solve

(85 + 2 * x) / 3 = 80.

Multiplying both sides by 3 we get

85 + 2x = 240.

Subtracting 85 from both sides we have

2 x = 240 - 85 = 155

so that

x = 155 / 2 = 77.5.

We can solve

(340 + x) / 5 = 90

in a similar manner. We obtain x = 92.5.

Alternative solution:

If we add 1/3 of the test average to 2/3 of the final exam grade we get the final average. So (using the fact that the test ave is 85%, as calculated above) our equation would be

1/3 * 85 + 2/3 * x = final ave.

For final ave = 80 we get

1/3 * 85 + 2/3 * x = 80.

Multiplying both sides by 3 we have

85 + 2 * x = 240.

The rest of the solution goes as before and we end up with

x = 77.5.

Solving 1/3 * 85 + 2/3 * x = 90 we get x = 92.5, as before. **

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I think mine matches the alternate solution, so there are no discrepancies.

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Self-critique Rating: 3

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Question:

* 1.1.82 (was 1.1.90). Explain, step by step, how you solved the equation v = -g t + v0 for t.

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Your solution:

v = -g t + v0 for t subtract v0 from both sides

v – v0 = -g t divide both sides by –g

t = v – v0 / g

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Given Solution:

* * NOTE: v0 stands for v with subscript 0; the whole expression v0 stands for the name of a variable. It doesn't mean v * 0.

Starting with v = -g t + v0, add -v0 to both sides to get

v - v0 = -gt.

Divide both sides by -g to get

(v - v0) / (-g) = t

so that

t = -(v - v0) / g = (-v + v0) / g.

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Self-critique (if necessary):

I really had no idea if I solved it correctly.

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Self-critique Rating: 0

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