Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - 11.4 Applications Involving Quadratic Equations - 11.4 Exercise Set - Page 726: 65

Answer

$\pm \sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m}}$

Work Step by Step

$m{{n}^{4}}-{{r}^{2}}p{{m}^{3}}-{{r}^{2}}{{n}^{2}}+p=0$ Solving the equation for $n$, Let $u={{n}^{2}}$ $m{{u}^{2}}-{{r}^{2}}p{{m}^{2}}+p=0$ Now, using the quadratic formula, for $n$, $x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{{{b}^{2}}-4ac}}{2a}$ Substitute the values in the equation, $a=m,b=-{{r}^{2}},c=-{{r}^{2}}p{{m}^{3}}+p$ Then, the equation is, $\begin{align} & u=\frac{-\left( -{{r}^{2}} \right)\pm \sqrt{{{\left( -{{r}^{2}} \right)}^{2}}-4\times m\left( -{{r}^{2}}p{{m}^{3}}+p \right)}}{2\times m} \\ & =\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m} \end{align}$ Where $u={{n}^{2}}$ ${{n}^{2}}=\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m}$ Squaring both sides, $\begin{align} & {{n}^{2}}=\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m} \\ & n=\pm \sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m}} \\ \end{align}$ Thus, the value is $n=\pm \sqrt{\frac{{{r}^{2}}\pm \sqrt{{{r}^{4}}+4{{m}^{4}}{{r}^{2}}p-4mp}}{2m}}$.
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