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Question

Find the number of values of x for which 8x+27x12x+18x=76

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1

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B

2

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C

3

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>3

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Solution

The correct option is B

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Let 2x=a and 3x=b, the equation becomes

a3+b3a2b+b2a=76

or a2ab+b2ab=76

or 6a213ab+6b2=0

(2a3b)(3a2b)=0

Therefore 2x+1=3x+1 or 2x1=3x1 which implies that x= -1 and x= 1. Hence only two solutions exist.

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