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Question 201639
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solve the equation with the quadratic formula:
8r^2=9
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Alan3354, jim_thompson5910
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Answer by
Alan3354(69443)
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8r^2=9
8x^2 - 9 = 0 (the solver uses x as default)
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SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)
Quadratic equation
(in our case
) has the following solutons:
For these solutions to exist, the
discriminant
should not be a negative number.
First, we need to compute the discriminant
:
.
Discriminant d=288 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions:
.
Quadratic expression
can be factored:
Again, the answer is: 1.06066017177982, -1.06066017177982. Here's your graph:
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It doesn't reduce, either.
r = +3sqrt(2)/4
r = -3sqrt(2)/4
Answer by
jim_thompson5910(35256)
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Start with the given equation.
Subtract 9 from both sides.
Notice that the quadratic
is in the form of
where
,
, and
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "r":
Start with the quadratic formula
Plug in
,
, and
Square
to get
.
Multiply
to get
Rewrite
as
Add
to
to get
Multiply
and
to get
.
Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this
solver
)
or
Break up the expression.
or
Reduce.
So the solutions are
or