Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-6 - Cumulative Review - Page 547: 22

Answer

No real solution

Work Step by Step

$y=3x^2-4x-10$ ................... eq(1) $y=-2x^2+6x-18$ ..................... eq(2) Comparing eq(1) and eq(2) $3x^2-4x-10=-2x^2+6x-18$ $3x^2-4x-10+2x^2-6x+18=0$ $3x^2+2x^2-4x-6x-10+18=0$ $5x^2-10x+8=0$ Comparing it with standard quadratic equation $ax^2+bx+c=0$ $a=5,b=-10,c=8$ Putting in the formula $x=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt {b^2-4ac}}{2a}$ $x=\frac{10 \pm \sqrt {(-10)^2-4(5)(8)}}{2(5)}$ $x=\frac{10 \pm \sqrt {(-60)}}{10}$ Which is not real,so solution set is empty.
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