Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - The Quadratic Formula - Exercise Set - Page 608: 35

Answer

{$\dfrac{1 - i\sqrt {107}}{6},\dfrac{1+ i\sqrt {107}}{6}$}

Work Step by Step

Re-write the given equation as: $3x^2-x+9=0$ Factorize the expression with the help of quadratic formula. Quadratic formula suggests that $x=\dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$ This implies that $x=\dfrac{-(-1) \pm \sqrt{(-1)^2-4(3)(9)}}{2(3)}$ or, $x=\dfrac{1 \pm \sqrt {-107}}{6}$ or, $x=\dfrac{1 \pm i\sqrt {107}}{6}$ or, $x=\dfrac{1 + i\sqrt {107}}{6},\dfrac{1 - i\sqrt {107}}{6}$ Hence, our solution set is: {$\dfrac{1 - i\sqrt {107}}{6},\dfrac{1+ i\sqrt {107}}{6}$}
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