workout wrote:
if \(\sqrt{2x^2 + 2xy + 13y^2}\) \(= x + 3y\) then \(x =\)
A) \(\frac{y}{2}\)
B) \(\frac{y^2}{2}\)
C) \(2y\)
D) \(y-2\)
E) \(y+2\)
Take: \(\sqrt{2x^2 + 2xy + 13y^2}= x + 3y\)
Square both sides to get: \((\sqrt{2x^2 + 2xy + 13y^2})^2= (x + 3y)^2\)
Simplify and expand to get: \(2x^2 + 2xy + 13y^2= x^2 + 6xy + 9y^2\)
Subtract \(x^2\) from both sides of the equation to get: \(x^2 + 2xy + 13y^2= 6xy + 9y^2\)
Subtract \(6xy\) from both sides of the equation to get: \(x^2 - 4xy + 13y^2= 9y^2\)
Subtract \(9y^2\) from both sides of the equation to get: \(x^2 - 4xy + 4y^2= 0\)
Factor: \((x-2y)^2 = 0\)
From this we can conclude that: \(x-2y=0\)
Add \(2y\) to both sides to get: \(x=2y\)
Answer: C