College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 6 - Review Exercises - Page 500: 35

Answer

$x=-1.366$ or $x=0.366$

Work Step by Step

$3^{x^2+x}=\sqrt {3},$ $3^{x^2+x}=3^{\frac{1}{2}},$ $x^2+x=\frac{1}{2},$ $2x^2+2x=1,$ $2x^2+2x-1=0,$ Solving the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, $x=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt {b^2-4ac}}{2a},$ $x=\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt {2^2-4(2)(-1)}}{2(2)},$ $x=\frac{-1\pm \sqrt {3}}{2},$ $x=-1.366$ or $x=0.366$
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