Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 2.1 Functions - 2.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 58: 91

Answer

$x=-2, 4$

Work Step by Step

With $f(x)=11$, substitute $11$ to $f(x)$ to obtain: $$\begin{align*} 11&=x^2-2x+3 \end{align*}$$ Subtract $11$ from each side: $$ \begin{align*} 11-11&=x^2-2x+3-11\\ 0&=x^2-2x-8 \end{align*}$$ Factor the trinomial by looking for factors of $-8$ whose sum is $-2$ (this yields $-4$ and $2$) to obtain: $$0=(x-4)(x+2)$$ Solve the equation using the Zero-Product Property by equating each factor to zero, then solving each equation: $$\begin{align*} x-4&=0 &\text{or}& &x+2=0\\ x&=4 &\text{or}& &x=-2 \end{align*}$$ Therefore, the solutions are $-2$ and $4$.
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