Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-6 - Cumulative Review - Page 547: 21

Answer

$(3,6),\left(\frac{1}{3} ,-\frac{98}{9}\right)$

Work Step by Step

$y=x^2+3x-12$ ........................ eq (1) $y=4x^2-7x-9$............................ eq (2) Comparing equation (1) and equation (2) $4x^2-7x-9=x^2+3x-12$ $4x^2-7x-9-x^2-3x+12=0$ $4x^2-x^2-7x-3x-9+12=0$ $3x^2-10x+3=0$ $3x^2-9x-x+3=0$ $3x(x-3)-1(x-3)=0$ $(3x-1)(x-3)=0$ $\Longrightarrow$ $3x-1=0$ Or $(x-3)=0$ $3x-1=0$ $\Longrightarrow$ $3x=1$ $\Longrightarrow$ $x=\frac{1}{3}$ Putting in equation (1) $y=(\frac{1}{3})^2+3\times \frac{1}{3}-12$ $y=-\frac{98}{9}$ Solution $(\frac{1}{3},-\frac{98}{9})$ Now $x-3=0$ $\Longrightarrow$ $x=3$ Putting in equation (1) $y=3^2+3\times3-12=6$ Solution $(3,6)$ Check Putting $(\frac{1}{3},-\frac{98}{9})$ in equation (2) $-\frac{98}{9}=4(\frac{1}{3})^2-7(\frac{1}{3})-9$ $-\frac{98}{9}=\frac{4}{9} -\frac{7}{3}-9$ $-\frac{98}{9}=-\frac{98}{9}$ LHS=RHS Putting $(3,6)$ in equation (2) $6=4(3)^2-7(3)-9$ $6=6$ LHS=RHS
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