College Algebra (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 1 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 204: 67

Answer

$\{2+\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}, 2-\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}\}$

Work Step by Step

$3x^{2} -12x+11 = 0$ $3x^{2} -12x = -11$ Dividing both sides by $3$ $x^{2} -4x = \frac{-11}{3}$ Adding the square of half the co-efficient of $x$ to both sides, $x^{2} -4x +4= \frac{-11}{3}+4$ $x^{2} -4x +4= \frac{-11+12}{3}$ $x^{2} -4x +4= \frac{1}{3}$ $(x-2)^{2}= \frac{1}{3}$ $(x-2)= ±\sqrt \frac{1}{3}$ $(x-2)= ±\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ Rationalizing the denominator, $(x-2)= ±\frac{1}{\sqrt 3} \times \frac{\sqrt 3}{\sqrt 3}$ $(x-2)= ± \frac{\sqrt 3}{ 3}$ $x= 2± \frac{\sqrt 3}{ 3}$ $x= 2+\frac{\sqrt 3}{ 3}$ or $x= 2- \frac{\sqrt 3}{ 3}$
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