Solve $(2x+1)(3x+1)(5x+1)(30x+1)=10$: Real Solutions

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The equation $(2x+1)(3x+1)(5x+1)(30x+1)=10$ can be solved by first expanding the left-hand side to form a polynomial. The resulting polynomial is of degree four, and numerical methods or graphing techniques can be employed to find the real solutions. The discussion highlights the importance of using tools like Desmos or graphing calculators to visualize the function and identify the intersection points with the line $y=10$.

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Find all real solutions of the equation $(2x+1)(3x+1)(5x+1)(30x+1)=10$.
 
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anemone said:
Find all real solutions of the equation $(2x+1)(3x+1)(5x+1)(30x+1)=10$.

we have $(2x+1)(30x+1)(3x+1)(5x+1) = 10$
or $(60x^2+ 32x + 1)(15x^2+ 8x + 1) = 10$

letting $15x^2 + 8x = t$

$(4t+1)(t+1) = 10$

or $4t^2 + 5 t + 1 = 10$

or $4t^2 + 5t - 9 = 0$

or $(4t+9)(t-1) =0 $



t = 1 or -9/4

t = 1 gives

$15x^2 + 8x-1=0$ giving $x = \dfrac{-4\pm\sqrt{31}}{15}$or $(15x^2 + 8x +\frac{9}4{4}) = 0$

or $(60x^2+ 32x + 9) = 0$

this gives complex solution

so solutions are $x = \dfrac{-4\pm\sqrt{31}}{15}$
 

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