Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 11 - Additional Topics - 11.5 - Quadratic Equations: Complex Solutions - Problem Set 11.5 - Page 496: 7

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

We know that if $x^{2}=a$, then $x=\pm \sqrt{a}$. Thus, we obtain: Step 1: $(x-3)^{2}=-18$ Step 2: $x-3=\pm \sqrt {-18}$ Step 3: $x-3=\pm \sqrt {-1\times9\times2}$ Step 4: $x-3=\pm (\sqrt {-1}\times\sqrt {9}\times\sqrt 2)$ Step 5: $x-3=\pm (i\times3\times\sqrt {2})$ [as $i=\sqrt {-1}$] Step 6: $x-3=\pm (3i\sqrt {2})$ Step 7: $x=3\pm (3i\sqrt {2})$ Step 8: $x=3+3i\sqrt {2}$ or $x=3-3i\sqrt {2}$ Therefore, the solution set is {$3-3i\sqrt {2},3+3i\sqrt {2}$}.
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