document.write( "Question 60886: Could someone help me?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the following equations. Leave radicals in radical form(do not calculate there approximate values).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. 4x^2+3x-10=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b. 2x^2=3x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c. x^3-4x^2-x+4=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d. x^4-10x^2+9=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e. x^3-3x^2+x-3=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f. 3x^2-5x+1=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I also need to know how to put radicals signs on here.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the following equations. Leave radicals in radical form(do not calculate there approximate values).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. \"4x%5E2%2B3x-10=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Replace the middle term with two numbers that multiply to give you 4x^2*-10=-40x^2, but add to give you 3x. 8x*-5x=-40x^2, 8x+-5x=3x.
\n" ); document.write( ":\"4x%5E2%2B8x-5x-10=0\" Factor by grouping, group the first two terms and the last two.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x%5E2%2B8x%29%2B%28-5x-10%29=0\" Factor the GCF out of each parentheses
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%28x%2B2%29-5%28x%2B2%29=0\" Factor out x+2
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x-5%29%28x%2B2%29=0\" Set each parentheses equal to 0 and solve for x.
\n" ); document.write( "4x-5=0 and x+2=0
\n" ); document.write( "4x=5 and x=-2
\n" ); document.write( "4x/4=5/4 and x=-2
\n" ); document.write( "x=5/4 and x=-2
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\n" ); document.write( "b. 2x^2=3x Set equal to 0
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-3x=0\" Factor out the GCF.
\n" ); document.write( "x(2x-3)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=0 and 2x-3=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=0 and 2x=3
\n" ); document.write( "x=0 and 2x/2=3/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=0 and x=3/2
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\n" ); document.write( "c. x^3-4x^2-x+4=0 Factor by grouping
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E3-4x%5E2%29%2B%28-x%2B4%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%28x-4%29-1%28x-4%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-1%29%28x-4%29=0\" x^2-1 is the difference of squares
\n" ); document.write( "(x+1)(x-1)(x-4)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x+1=0 and x-1=0 and x-4=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=-1 and x=1 and x=4
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\n" ); document.write( "d. x^4-10x^2+9=0
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-9%29%28x%5E2-1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "(x+3)(x-3)(x+1)(x-1)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x+3=0 and x-3=0 and x+1=0 and x-1=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=-3 and x=3 and x=-1 and x=1
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\n" ); document.write( "e. x^3-3x^2+x-3=0
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E3-3x%5E2%29%2B%28x-3%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%28x-3%29%2B1%28x-3%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B1%29%28x-3%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2+1 is prime, so if you need only real numbers you can ignore it, otherwise it's solution is +/-i)
\n" ); document.write( "x-3=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=3
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\n" ); document.write( "f. 3x^2-5x+1=0
\n" ); document.write( "a=3 b=-5 and c=1
\n" ); document.write( "The quadratic formula is \"highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-%28-5%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-5%29%5E2-4%283%29%281%29%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%285%2B-sqrt%2825-12%29%29%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%285%2B-sqrt%2813%29%29%2F6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "An abreviation for radical is \"sqrt(whatever you want)\" like the square root of x+5 is sqrt(x+5)
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\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!
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