Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 1 - 1.6 - Other Types of Equations - 1.6 Exercises - Page 129: 77

Answer

No real solution.

Work Step by Step

$7.08x^6+4.15x^3-9.6=0$ Let $x^3=a$. $7.08a^2+4.15a-9.6=0$ Multiplying both sides by 100 $708a^2+415a-960=0$, Using quadratic formula for the quadratic equation. $a=\frac{-415\pm \sqrt{(415)^2-4(708)(906)}}{2\times708}=\frac{-415\pm\sqrt{-2546495}}{1416}$... since we've a negative square root, the solution to the equation is of complex numbers, thus the equation has no real solution.
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