SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve the following equation? 9xsquared-18x+10=0 Thank you.

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Question 85556: Can you please help me solve the following equation?
9xsquared-18x+10=0
Thank you.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 9x%5E2%2B-18x%2B10+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%28-18%29%5E2-4%2A9%2A10=-36.

The discriminant -36 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.


In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -36 is + or - sqrt%28+36%29+=+6.

The solution is x%5B12%5D+=+%28--18%2B-+i%2Asqrt%28+-36+%29%29%2F2%5C9+=++%28--18%2B-+i%2A6%29%2F2%5C9+

Here's your graph:
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+9%2Ax%5E2%2B-18%2Ax%2B10+%29