To solve radical equations like √(a/2a) = 10, square both sides to eliminate the square root, simplify the resulting equation, solve for the variable, and verify solutions by substituting back into the original equation to ensure they are valid.
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Added:Hello. You're welcome to solve this math problem of square root of a over 2a is equal to 10.
To find the value of a from this equation.
Now, from here, which is square root of a over 2a, to remove the square root, we square on both sides. So, here it will be bracket square is equal to Also, here it will be 10 square.
Then, in the next step, here we take square in the numerator and in the denominator. So, it will be square root of a bracket square over Also, in the denominator, it will be 2a bracket square is equal to 10 square, it is 100.
Then, into here, this square root will cancel square. So, it will be a over Here, we take square inside, so it will be 2 square, it is 4 * a square is equal to 100.
Then, here is same as 100 over 1. So, into here, we will cross multiply. So, it will be a * 1, it is a is equal to 4a square * 100, it is 400 a square.
Then, into here, we take a to this side.
So, it will be this, which is 400 a square. We take a to this side, so it will be minus a is equal to zero.
Then, into here, a it is common. So, we [clears throat] take a outside the bracket. 400 a square divided by a, it is 400 a.
Then, minus a divided by a, it is minus 1 bracket is equal to zero.
Then, from here we have two solutions where this first solution of A is equal to zero and this second solution of 400 A minus one is equal to zero.
Then here we've got A is equal to zero.
Here we take negative one to this side so it will be 400 A negative one we take this side it will be is equal to one.
Then we divide by 400 in both sides.
Also into this side we divide by 400. So this and this will cancel then it will be A is equal to one over 400.
Now here we've got A is equal to zero and here A is equal to one over 400.
In the next step we will check for these solutions.
Now let's solve by using another method.
So from our problem which is this here which is square root of A over 2 A is equal to 10.
To find the value of A.
Now into here this is same as 10 over one.
So here we will cross multiply. So it will be A square root of A times one it is square root of A is equal to 2 A times 10. So here 2 A times 10.
Then here it will be square root of A is equal to 2 A times 10 is 20 A.
Then into here we will to remove the square root we square on both sides. So here it will be square root of A bracket square is equal to 20 a bracket square.
So here this square root will cancel square. So it will be a is equal to 20 square.
times a square Then here it will be a is equal to 20 square. It is 400 times a square.
Then we take a to this side. So it will be 400 a square. A take this side will be minus a is equal to zero.
Then into here a is common. So we take a outside the bracket. 400 a square divided by a it is 400 a.
minus a divided by a it is minus one bracket is equal to zero.
Then from here we have two solutions of a is equal to zero and this solution here of 400 a minus one is equal to zero.
Then here we got a is equal to zero.
Here we take negative one to this side.
So it will be 400 a is equal to one.
Then here we divide by 400 both sides.
So here over 400 and here over 400. So this and this will cancel. Then it will be a is equal to one over 400.
Now in the next step let's check this our answers if they are correct.
So to check from our problem which is square root of a over 2 a is equal to 10.
Here we substitute a is equal to zero.
So here it will be square root of a is zero. So, square root of zero over two times A is zero. Is it equal to this 10?
Now, from square root of zero, it is zero over two times zero is zero. Then, is it equal to 10?
Now, zero divided by zero is undefined.
This undefined is not equal to 10.
So, here A is not is equal to zero, this is not the correct. So, this solution is rejected.
Same as into the here our solution, this here is not correct.
Now, let's check for A is equal to 1 over 400. Same as here, A is equal to 1 over 400.
>> [snorts] >> Now, into here into our problem, whereas our problem is square root of A over 2 A is equal to 10.
Now, into here square root of A, so here it will be square root of A, our A we substitute our answer 1 over 400.
Then, over two times A, our A we substitute this our answer 1 over 400. Then, is it equal to this 10?
Then, from here square root of 1 over 400. So, here it will be square root of 1, we separate, so it will be square root of 1 over square root of 400.
Then, over here it will be two times one is 2. 2 over 400. So, here 2 over 400. Then, is it equal to 10?
Then, into here square root of 1 it is 1 over square root of 400 it is 20.
Then, over this here 2 over 400. So, 2 over 400. Is it equal to 10?
Then, here it will be 1 over 20 * here divided by 2 over 400 is same as reciprocal * 400 over 2. Is it equal to 10?
Now, here to simplify this zero cancels this zero. Then, this two it will be 20.
Then, 1 * 20 is 20. 20 / 2 is 10 is equal to 10.
So, left side and right side are equal.
Then, it is true for the value of A is this 1 over 400.
Same as also into this solution here A is 1 over 400.
So, this is the only value of A.
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