Find the Missing Sign in m³+2m²n=4m²+n²: Comparing Perfect Square Expressions

Question

Replace ? with the missing sign given that m3+2m2n=4m2+n2 m^3+2m^2n=4m^2+n^2 :

m(m+n)2?(2m+n)2 m(m+n)^2?(2m+n)^2

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Complete the sign
00:03 We'll use shortened multiplication formulas to open the parentheses
00:24 We'll properly open parentheses and multiply by each factor
00:44 We'll compare according to the given equation
00:51 We'll reduce what we can
00:54 We'll reduce what we can
00:58 We don't know anything about N so it's impossible to know
01:03 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we aim to relate the expression m(m+n)2 m(m+n)^2 and (2m+n)2 (2m+n)^2 given the equation m3+2m2n=4m2+n2 m^3 + 2m^2n = 4m^2 + n^2 .

The key step is to understand that due to the given constraint equation, without loss of generality or additional specific values for m m and n n , a direct comparison to determine the sign ? ? is not feasible under the constraint m3+2m2n=4m2+n2 m^3 + 2m^2n = 4m^2 + n^2 . The nature of the relationship defined by the constraint tells us that the relationship between these expressions might hold under special conditions, but projecting one side as definitively greater, less, or equal is not straightforward.

Given this complexity and the lack of further simplifiable information directly provided by the equation, it is not possible to calculate or visually confirm which sign should be appropriately used without more specific values or further simplification details.

Therefore, the answer is: It is not possible to calculate.

Answer

It is not possible to calculate.