Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Equations Quadratic in Form - 8.3 Exercises - Page 530: 78

Answer

$\left\{-4,-\dfrac{1}{2}\right\}$

Work Step by Step

Using factoring of trinomials, the given equation, $ 8x^6+513x^3+64=0 ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*} (x^3+64)(8x^3+1)&=0 .\end{align*} Equating each factor to zero (Zero Product Property) and solving for the variable, then \begin{array}{l|r} x^3+64=0 & 8x^3+1=0 \\ x^3=-64 & 8x^3=-1 \\ & x^3=-\dfrac{1}{8} .\end{array} Taking the cube root of both sides, the equations above are equivalent to \begin{array}{l|r} x=\sqrt[3]{-64} & m=\sqrt[3]{-\dfrac{1}{8}} \\\\ x=\sqrt[3]{(-4)^3} & m=\sqrt[3]{\left(-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^3} \\\\ x=-4 & m=-\dfrac{1}{2} .\end{array} Hence, the real solutions of the equation $ 2m^6+11m^3+5=0 $ is the set $\left\{-4,-\dfrac{1}{2}\right\}$.
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