Solved on Oct 25, 2023

Find real solutions to the equation 5x25x1x225=0\frac{5}{x^{2}-5x}-\frac{1}{x^{2}-25}=0.

STEP 1

Assumptions1. We are looking for all real solutions. . The given equation is 5x5x1x25=0\frac{5}{x^{}-5 x}-\frac{1}{x^{}-25}=0.

STEP 2

First, we need to simplify the equation. We can do this by finding a common denominator for the two fractions.
5x25x1x225=5(x225)(x25x)(x25x)(x225)\frac{5}{x^{2}-5 x}-\frac{1}{x^{2}-25} = \frac{5(x^{2}-25) - (x^{2}-5x)}{(x^{2}-5x)(x^{2}-25)}

STEP 3

Now, expand the numerator and simplify the equation.
5x2125x2+5x(x25x)(x225)=x2+5x125(x25x)(x225)\frac{5x^{2}-125 - x^{2}+5x}{(x^{2}-5x)(x^{2}-25)} = \frac{x^{2}+5x-125}{(x^{2}-5x)(x^{2}-25)}

STEP 4

The equation 4x2+x125(x2x)(x225)=0\frac{4x^{2}+x-125}{(x^{2}-x)(x^{2}-25)} =0 holds true if and only if the numerator is zero. So we solve the equation 4x2+x125=04x^{2}+x-125 =0.

STEP 5

This is a quadratic equation, and we can solve it using the quadratic formula x=b±b24ac2ax = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.

STEP 6

Plug in the values for a, b, and c from the equation 4x2+5x125=04x^{2}+5x-125 =0 into the quadratic formula.
x=5±5244(125)24x = \frac{-5 \pm \sqrt{5^{2}-4*4*(-125)}}{2*4}

STEP 7

implify the equation under the square root.
x=5±25+2000x = \frac{-5 \pm \sqrt{25+2000}}{}

STEP 8

Calculate the value under the square root.
x=5±20258x = \frac{-5 \pm \sqrt{2025}}{8}

STEP 9

Take the square root of2025.
x=5±458x = \frac{-5 \pm45}{8}

STEP 10

Calculate the two possible solutions.
x=5+458=5,x=5458=6.25x = \frac{-5 +45}{8} =5, \quad x = \frac{-5 -45}{8} = -6.25

STEP 11

Now we need to check these solutions in the original equation to ensure they are valid.For x=5x =5, the original equation becomes undefined, so x=5x =5 is not a valid solution.
For x=6.25x = -6.25, substitute this value into the original equation and check if it holds true.

STEP 12

Substitute x=6.25x = -6.25 into the original equation.
5(6.25)25(6.25)(6.25)225=0\frac{5}{(-6.25)^{2}-5*(-6.25)}-\frac{}{(-6.25)^{2}-25} =0

STEP 13

Calculate the values in the equation.
539.0625+31.2539.062525=0\frac{5}{39.0625+31.25}-\frac{}{39.0625-25} =0

STEP 14

Calculate the values in the equation.
70.31214.062=0\frac{}{70.312}-\frac{}{14.062} =0

STEP 15

Calculate the values in the equation.
0.0710.071=00.071 -0.071 =0

STEP 16

The equation holds true, so x=6.25x = -6.25 is a valid solution.
The only real solution to the equation 5x25xx225=0\frac{5}{x^{2}-5 x}-\frac{}{x^{2}-25}=0 is x=6.25x = -6.25.

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