Q. Let p=x2+6. Which equation is equivalent to (x2+6)2−21=4x2+24 in terms of p? Choose 1 answer:(A) p2+4p−21=0(B) p2−4p−21=0(C) p2+4p−45=0(D) p2−4p−45=0
Expand left side using substitution: Let's first expand the left side of the equation using the given substitution p=x2+6.We have (x2+6)2−21, which can be written as (p)2−21.
Expand right side using substitution: Now let's expand the right side of the equation, which is 4x2+24.Since p=x2+6, we can replace x2 with p−6 to get 4(p−6)+24.
Distribute and simplify: Next, we distribute the 4 into the parentheses: 4(p−6)+24 becomes 4p−24+24.
Set equation to zero: Now, we simplify the expression 4p−24+24 by combining like terms, which results in 4p.
Match equation to answer choices: We now have the equation (p)2−21=4p.To find the equivalent equation in terms of p, we need to set the equation to zero by moving all terms to one side.
Match equation to answer choices: We now have the equation (p)2−21=4p.To find the equivalent equation in terms of p, we need to set the equation to zero by moving all terms to one side.Subtract 4p from both sides to get (p)2−4p−21=0.
Match equation to answer choices: We now have the equation (p)2−21=4p.To find the equivalent equation in terms of p, we need to set the equation to zero by moving all terms to one side. Subtract 4p from both sides to get (p)2−4p−21=0. We can now match our resulting equation to the answer choices. The equation (p)2−4p−21=0 corresponds to choice (B) p2−4p−21=0.
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