Let's first expand both sides of the equation:
(1/2 - 5x)^2 + 3/4 = (5x - 4)^2
Expanding the left side:
(1/2 - 5x)^2 = (1/2 - 5x)(1/2 - 5x)= 1/4 - 5x/2 - 5x/2 + 25x^2= 1/4 - 5x + 25x^2
Therefore, the left side of the equation becomes:
(1/4 - 5x + 25x^2) + 3/4= 1/4 - 5x + 25x^2 + 3/4= 25x^2 - 5x + 1
Expanding the right side:
(5x - 4)^2 = (5x - 4)(5x - 4)= 25x^2 - 20x - 20x + 16= 25x^2 - 40x + 16
Now, our equation becomes:
25x^2 - 5x + 1 = 25x^2 - 40x + 16
Now we can simplify the equation by subtracting 25x^2 from both sides:
-5x + 1 = -40x + 16
Rearrange the terms to get:
40x - 5x = 16 - 135x = 15x = 15/35x = 3/7
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 3/7.
Let's first expand both sides of the equation:
(1/2 - 5x)^2 + 3/4 = (5x - 4)^2
Expanding the left side:
(1/2 - 5x)^2 = (1/2 - 5x)(1/2 - 5x)
= 1/4 - 5x/2 - 5x/2 + 25x^2
= 1/4 - 5x + 25x^2
Therefore, the left side of the equation becomes:
(1/4 - 5x + 25x^2) + 3/4
= 1/4 - 5x + 25x^2 + 3/4
= 25x^2 - 5x + 1
Expanding the right side:
(5x - 4)^2 = (5x - 4)(5x - 4)
= 25x^2 - 20x - 20x + 16
= 25x^2 - 40x + 16
Now, our equation becomes:
25x^2 - 5x + 1 = 25x^2 - 40x + 16
Now we can simplify the equation by subtracting 25x^2 from both sides:
-5x + 1 = -40x + 16
Rearrange the terms to get:
40x - 5x = 16 - 1
35x = 15
x = 15/35
x = 3/7
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 3/7.