SOLUTION: Find the zeroes of the function. f(x)=x^2-6x+14

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Question 82902: Find the zeroes of the function.
f(x)=x^2-6x+14
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can find the zeros by using the quadratic formula:

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 1x%5E2%2B-6x%2B14+=+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=%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A14=-20.

The discriminant -20 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 -20 is + or - sqrt%28+20%29+=+4.47213595499958.

The solution is

Here's your graph:
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