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inn [45]
3 years ago
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Find the solutions to x⁴-5x²-36=0 and the x-intercepts of the graph of y=x⁴-5x²-36.

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1 answer:
disa [49]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The solutions x^4-5x^2-36=0 are x=3,\:x=-3,\:x=2i,\:x=-2i and the x-intercepts of y=x^4-5x^2-36 are x=3,\:x=-3

Step-by-step explanation:

Finding the solutions to x^4-5x^2-36 means finding the roots, a root is where the function is equal to zero.

The x-intercept is the point at which the graph crosses the x-axis. At this point, the y-coordinate is zero.

To find the roots you need to:

Rewrite the equation with u=x^2 and u^2=x^4

u^2-5u-36=0

Solve by factoring

\mathrm{Break\:the\:expression\:into\:groups}\\u^2-5u-36=\left(u^2+4u\right)+\left(-9u-36\right)

\mathrm{Factor\:out\:}u\mathrm{\:from\:}u^2+4u=u\left(u+4\right)

\mathrm{Factor\:out\:}-9\mathrm{\:from\:}-9u-36=-9\left(u+4\right)

u^2-5u-36=u\left(u+4\right)-9\left(u+4\right)

\mathrm{Factor\:out\:common\:term\:}u+4\\\left(u+4\right)\left(u-9\right)

u^2-5u-36=\left(u+4\right)\left(u-9\right)=0

Using the Zero factor Theorem: if ab = 0 then a = 0 or b = 0 (or both a = 0 and b = 0)

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

\:u=-4,\:u=9

Substitute back u=x^2, solve for x

x^4-5x^2-36=(u-9)(u+4)=(x^2-9)(x^2+4)

Apply the difference of squares formula

x^4-5x^2-36=(x^2-9)(x^2+4)=(x-3)(x+3)(x^2+4)

(x-3)(x+3)(x^2+4)=0

Using the Zero factor Theorem: if ab = 0 then a = 0 or b = 0 (or both a = 0 and b = 0)

The solutions are:

\:x=3,\:x=-3,\:x=2i,\:x=-2i

Because two of the solutions are complex roots the only x-intercepts are x=3,\:x=-3

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