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: 98

Answer

$9-2\ i$, $9+2\ i$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} 5(g-9)^2+25=5. \end{equation} This equation can be best solved by using the square root property. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 5(g-9)^2+25&=5\\ (g-9)^2&=\frac{5-25}{5}\\ (g-9)^2&= -4\\ g-9&= \pm \sqrt{-4}\\ g&=9\pm 2\ i. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The solution is \begin{equation} g= 9-2\ i\ ,\quad g= 9+2\ i. \end{equation}
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