Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - 10-5 Graphing Square Root Functions - Mixed Review - Page 631: 73

Answer

No real solution

Work Step by Step

Squaring both sides, the given expression is equivalent to $$ 4x^2=x-3 .$$ Using the properties of equality, the equation above is equivalent to $$\begin{aligned} 4x^2-x+3&=0 .\end{aligned}$$ Using $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$ or the Quadratic Formula, with $a=4$, $b=-1$, and $c=3$, then $$ x=\frac{-(-1)\pm\sqrt{(-1)^2-4(4)(3)}}{2(4)}=\frac{1\pm\sqrt{-47}}{8} .$$ Since $\sqrt{-47}$ is not a real number, it means the given equation has no real solution.
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