To determine: The two different ways to solve the
Answer to Problem 55E
The solutions are
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The quadratic equation:
Calculation:
The given equation is
Rewrite the given equation as:
The above equation can be solved by two different ways which are graphically or by factorization.
Graphical method:
The graph of the above expression is shown below:
From the above graph it is seen that the curve intersects the x -axis at the points
Thus, the solutions of the given equation are
Factorization method:
To solve the equation by factorization, split the middle term of the equation.
Solve the factors for x .
And,
Thus, the solutions of the equation are
The factorization method of solving the equation is preferable.
Hence, the solutions are
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