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stiv31 [10]
3 years ago
5

Find all real zeros of f(x) = 2x^2 +5x-18 algebraically.

Mathematics
2 answers:
pentagon [3]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The zeros are {-4.5, 2}.

Step-by-step explanation:

2x^2 + 5x - 18 = 0

Use the 'ac' method of solution.

2 * -18 = -36 ; we need  2 numbers whose product is -36 and whose sum is + 5.

+9 and -4 look good so:

2x^2 + 5x - 18 = 0           Replacing the +5x by -4x + 9x:

2x^2 - 4x + 9x - 18 = 0

2x(x - 2) + 9(x - 2) = 0

x - 2 is common to both parts, so:

(2x + 9)(x - 2) = 0

2x + 9 = 0 gives x = -4.5 and

x - 2 = 0 gives x = 2.

den301095 [7]3 years ago
4 0
2x2-5x-18=0

Two solutions were found :

x = -2
x = 9/2 = 4.500
Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

Equation at the end of step 1 :

(2x2 - 5x) - 18 = 0
Step 2 :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

2.1 Factoring 2x2-5x-18

The first term is, 2x2 its coefficient is 2 .
The middle term is, -5x its coefficient is -5 .
The last term, "the constant", is -18

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 2 • -18 = -36

Step-2 : Find two factors of -36 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -5 .

-36 + 1 = -35
-18 + 2 = -16
-12 + 3 = -9
-9 + 4 = -5 That's it

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -9 and 4
2x2 - 9x + 4x - 18

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (2x-9)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
2 • (2x-9)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+2) • (2x-9)
Which is the desired factorization

Equation at the end of step 2 :

(2x - 9) • (x + 2) = 0
Step 3 :

Theory - Roots of a product :

3.1 A product of several terms equals zero.

When a product of two or more terms equals zero, then at least one of the terms must be zero.

We shall now solve each term = 0 separately

In other words, we are going to solve as many equations as there are terms in the product

Any solution of term = 0 solves product = 0 as well.
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