Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - The Quadratic Formula - Exercise Set - Page 608: 50

Answer

$x=${$-3- i\sqrt 3,-3+i\sqrt 3$}

Work Step by Step

Given: $x(x+6)=-12$ Re-write the given equation as: $x^2+6x=-12$ This implies that $x^2+6x+12=0$ 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 $x=\dfrac{-(6) \pm \sqrt{(6)^2-4(1)(12)}}{2(1)}$ or, $x=\dfrac{-6 \pm \sqrt {-12}}{2}$ or, $x=${$\dfrac{-6- 2i\sqrt 3}{2},\dfrac{-6+ 2i\sqrt 3}{2}$} Hence, our solution set is: $x=${$-3- i\sqrt 3,-3+i\sqrt 3$}
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