Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 657: 16

Answer

$\left\{\dfrac{-2-\sqrt{10}}{2},\dfrac{-2+\sqrt{10}}{2}\right\}$

Work Step by Step

We have to solve the equation: $$2x^2=3-4x.$$ Bring the equation to the standard form by moving all terms on one side: $$\begin{align*} 2x^2+4x-3&=0. \end{align*}$$ To solve the equation $ax^2+bx+c=0$ we will use the quadratic formula: $$x=\dfrac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$ Identify $a$, $b$, $c$: $$\begin{align*} a&=2\\ b&=4\\ c&=-3. \end{align*}$$ We solve the given equation by substituting the values of $a$, $b$, $c$ in the quadratic formula: $$\begin{align*} x&=\dfrac{-4\pm\sqrt{4^2-4(2)(-3)}}{2(2)}\\ &=\dfrac{-4\pm\sqrt{40}}{4}\\ &=\dfrac{-4\pm 2\sqrt {10}}{4}\\ &=\dfrac{-2\pm\sqrt{10}}{2}. \end{align*}$$ The solution set of the equation is: $$\left\{\dfrac{-2-\sqrt{10}}{2},\dfrac{-2+\sqrt{10}}{2}\right\}.$$
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