Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Appendix A - Review - A.6 Solving Equations - A.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page A52: 97

Answer

$\left\{1,\dfrac{3}{2}\right\}$

Work Step by Step

The equation is in standard form $ax^2+bx+c=0$. We have $a=2,b=-5$ and $c=3$. The discriminant is $=b^2-4ac$ $=(-5)^2-4(2)(3)$ $=25-24$ $=1$ Since $1>0$. There are two real solutions. The quadratic formula is $x=\dfrac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$ Substitute the values of $a, b, c,$ and the discriminant into the quadratic formula to obtain: $x=\dfrac{-(-5)\pm \sqrt{(1)}}{2(2)}$ $x=\dfrac{5\pm 1}{4}$ Split the expression to obtain: $x=\dfrac{5- 1}{4}\quad $ or $\quad x=\dfrac{5+1}{4}$ $x=\dfrac{4}{4}\quad$ or $\quad x=\dfrac{6}{4}$ $x=1\quad$ or $\quad x=\frac{3}{2}$ The solution set is $\left\{1,\dfrac{3}{2}\right\}$.
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