Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 11 - Additional Topics - Chapter 11 Review Problem Set - Page 520: 56

Answer

{$6-5i,6+5i$}

Work Step by Step

We know that if $x^{2}=a$, then $x=\pm \sqrt{a}$. Thus, we obtain: Step 1: $(x-6)^{2}=-25$ Step 2: $x-6=\pm \sqrt {-25}$ Step 3: $x-6=\pm \sqrt {-1\times25}$ Step 4: $x-6=\pm \sqrt {-1}\times\sqrt {25}$ Step 5: $x-6=\pm (i\times5)$ [as $i=\sqrt{-1}$] Step 6: $x-6=\pm 5i$ Step 7: $x-6=5i$ or $x-6=-5i$ Step 8: $x=6+5i$ or $x=6-5i$ The solution set is {$6-5i,6+5i$}.
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