Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Appendix A - Equations and Inequalities - Page 417: 52

Answer

{$3,4$}

Work Step by Step

Step 1: Comparing $x^{2}-7x+12=0$ to the standard form of a quadratic equation $ax^{2}+bx+c=0$; $a=1$, $b=-7$ and $c=12$ Step 2: The quadratic formula is: $x=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt (b^{2}-4ac)}{2a}$ Step 3: Substituting the values of a,b and c in the formula: $x=\frac{-(-7) \pm \sqrt ((-7)^{2}-4(1)(12))}{2(1)}$ Step 4: $x=\frac{7 \pm \sqrt (49-48)}{2}$ Step 5: $x=\frac{7 \pm \sqrt (1)}{2}$ Step 6: $x=\frac{7 \pm1}{2}$ Step 7: $x=\frac{7+1}{2}$ or $x=\frac{7-1}{2}$ Step 8: $x=\frac{8}{2}$ or $x=\frac{6}{2}$ Step 9: $x=4$ or $x=3$ Step 10: Therefore, the solution set is {$3,4$}.
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