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Seth and Ted can paint a room in 5 hours if they work together. If Ted were to work by himself, it would take him 2 hours longer than it would take Seth working by himself. How long would it take Seth to paint the room by himself if Ted calls in sick?

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Answer from: dontcareanyonemo

9 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x = number of hours it would take Seth to work by himself

He would paint 1/x in 1 hour

x + 2 = number of hours it would take Ted to work by himself

He would paint 1/(x + 2) in 1 hour

Seth and Ted = 5 hours

They would paint 1/5 in 1 hour

The equation is this:

1/x + 1/(x + 2) = 1/5

(x + 2)+x/x(x+2) = 1/5

x+2+x / x(x+2) = 1/5

2x + 2 / x(x+2) = 1/5

2x + 2 = x(x + 2)1/5

2x + 2 = (x² + 2x)1/5

5(2x + 2) = x² + 2x

10x + 10 = x² + 2x

x² + 2x - 10x - 10 = 0

x² - 8x - 10 = 0

x = -b ± √b² - 4ac/2a

= -(-8) ± √(-8)² - 4(1)(-10) / 2(1)

= 8 ± √64 - (-40) / 2

= 8 ± √64 + 40) / 2

= 8 ± √104 / 2

= 8 ± 2√26 / 2

= 8/2 ± 2√26/2

= 4 ± √26

= 4 ± 5.0990195135927

= 4 + 5.0990195135927 or 4 - 5.0990195135927

= 9.0990195135927 or -1.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x = number of hours it would take Seth to work by himself

He would paint 1/x in 1 hour

x + 2 = number of hours it would take Ted to work by himself

He would paint 1/(x + 2) in 1 hour

Seth and Ted = 5 hours

They would paint 1/5 in 1 hour

The equation is this:

1/x + 1/(x + 2) = 1/5

(x + 2)+x / x(x+2) = 1/5

x+2+x / x(x+2) = 1/5

2x + 2 / x(x+2) = 1/5

Cross product

2x + 2 = x(x + 2)1/5

2x + 2 = (x² + 2x)1/5

Cross product

5(2x + 2) = x² + 2x

10x + 10 = x² + 2x

x² + 2x - 10x - 10 = 0

x² - 8x - 10 = 0

x = -b ± √b² - 4ac/2a

= -(-8) ± √(-8)² - 4(1)(-10) / 2(1)

= 8 ± √64 - (-40) / 2

= 8 ± √64 + 40) / 2

= 8 ± √104 / 2

= 8 ± 2√26 / 2

= 8/2 ± 2√26/2

= 4 ± √26

= 4 ± 5.0990195135927

= 4 + 5.0990195135927 or 4 - 5.0990195135927

= 9.0990195135927 or -1.0990195135927

Approximately,

x = 9 hours or -1 hour

It can't take Seth negative hours to work

Therefore,

x = number of hours it would take Seth to work by himself = 9 hours

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