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4) what is the positive root of the equation (x-4)(x+3)=0?
9) the solution set of 2x^2=6x?
11) what is the positive root of the equation x^2-49=0
12) solve for the positive value of x: x^2-81=0 .
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
4) find the values of x for which the equation is true. you do this by setting each quantity equal to 0:
x-4=0...........................x+3=0
x=4..............................x=-3
x=4 and x=-3 are the roots of the equation. the positive root is x=4
9) first, write the equation in standard form:
2(x^2)-6x+0=0
2(x^2)-6x=0
now factor out 2x:
2x(x-3)=0
(2x)(x-3)=0
now set each quantity equal to 0:
2x=0......................x-3=0
x=0........................x=3
x=0 and x=3 are the roots of the equation.
11) this equation is a quadratic, and it is the difference of two squares. the factoring of it looks like this:
(x-7)(x+7)=0
now set each quantity equal to 0:
x-7=0...................x+7=0
x=7......................x=-7
x=7 and x=-7 are the roots of the equation. the positive root is x=7
another way: you could just: add 49 to both sides:
x^2=49
then take the square root of both sides (but because it's a quadratic, the square root will be ±):
x=±7
12) this equation is a quadratic, and it is the difference of two squares. the factoring of it looks like this:
(x-9)(x+9)=0
now set each quantity equal to 0:
x-9=0...................x+9=0
x=9......................x=-9
x=9 and x=-9 are the roots of the equation. the positive root is x=9
another way: you could just: add 81 to both sides:
x^2=81
then take the square root of both sides (but because it's a quadratic, the square root will be ±):
x=±9
- 1 decade ago
4) x=4
9)2x^2 -6x = 0 ie 2x(x-3)=0 so x=0 or x=3
11) X^2=49 x=sqrt(49) x=7
12)similar to11
- 1 decade ago
4. +4, the negative root would be -3
9. 2x = 6,; x = 3.
2(3)^2 = 6(3)
18 = 18
11. +7, and negative root would be -7
(x-7)(x+7)= 0
12. same technique as above. +9