Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - The Square Root Property and Completing the Square - Exercise Set - Page 593: 64

Answer

$x=9\pm3i$

Work Step by Step

Let $x$ be the number we are looking for. Then: $3(x-9)^2=-27\\(x-9)^2=-9\\(x-9)=\pm3i\\x=9\pm3i$
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