Question

1) 3(x-2) + 4(x-1) = 25             2) (5x-3)(x-2) = (x-1)(x-2)          3) (x-2)² = 4(x-1)²

Answer 1

\(3\left(x-2\right)+4\left(x-1\right)=25\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow3x-6+4x-4=25\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow7x=35\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow x=5\)

Answer 2

\(\left(5x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)=\left(x-1\right)\left(x-2\right)\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(5x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)-\left(x-1\right)\left(x-2\right)=0\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-2\right)\left(5x-3-x+1\right)=0\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-2\right)\left(4x+2\right)=0\)

\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x-2=0\\4x+2=0\end{matrix}\right.\)

\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=2\\x=\dfrac{-1}{2}\end{matrix}\right.\)

Answer 3

\(\left(x-2\right)^2=4\left(x-1\right)^2\)

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-2\right)^2-4\left(x-1\right)^2=0\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left[\left(x-2\right)-2\left(x-1\right)\right]\left[\left(x-2\right)+2\left(x-1\right)\right]=0\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(x-2-2x+2\right)\left(x-2+2x-2\right)=0\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left(-x\right)\left(3x-4\right)=0\)

\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}-x=0\\3x-4=0\end{matrix}\right.\) 

\(\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=0\\x=\dfrac{4}{3}\end{matrix}\right.\)