How do you solve #(5- x ) ^ { \frac { 1} { 2} } = ( \frac { x } { 4} ) ^ { \frac { 1} { 2} }#?
1 Answer
Dec 12, 2016
Rewrite the equation as
Kind of helps with visualizing what needs to be done next.
Square both sides and get rid of that nasty radical.
Then you have:
Multiply both sides by 4 to get rid of that ridiculous rational function.
Now it looks a little nicer to solve.
