Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

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

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 671: 101

Answer

$0$; $3-2\ i$; $3+2 \ i$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} t^3-6 t^2=-13 t.\end{equation} This equation can be best solved by using the quadratic formula after factoring out $t$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} t^3-6 t^2=-13 t\\ t^3-6 t^2+13 t&=0\\ t\left(t^2-6 t+13\right)&=0\\ t& = 0\\ t^2-6 t+13&= 0\\ t&=\frac{-(-6) \pm \sqrt{(-6)^2-4 \cdot 1 \cdot 13}}{2 \cdot 1}\\ b&=\frac{6 \pm 4 i}{2 }\\ &=3\pm 2\ i. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The solution is \begin{equation} t=0, \quad t=3-2\ i\ ,\quad t=3+2 \ i. \end{equation}
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