College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.5 - Page 161: 129

Answer

The solutions are $x=-2\sqrt{2}$ and $x=\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\sqrt{2}x^{2}+3x-2\sqrt{2}=0$ Use the quadratic formula to solve this equation. The formula is $x=\dfrac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$ In this case, $a=\sqrt{2}$, $b=3$ and $c=-2\sqrt{2}$ Substitute the known values into the formula and evaluate: $x=\dfrac{-3\pm\sqrt{3^{2}-4(\sqrt{2})(-2\sqrt{2})}}{2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{-3\pm\sqrt{9+16}}{2\sqrt{2}}=...$ $...=\dfrac{-3\pm\sqrt{25}}{2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{-3\pm5}{2\sqrt{2}}$ The two solutions are: $x=\dfrac{-3+5}{2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{2}{2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ $x=\dfrac{-3-5}{2\sqrt{2}}=\dfrac{-8}{2\sqrt{2}}=-\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{2}}=-\dfrac{4\sqrt{2}}{2}=-2\sqrt{2}$
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