Mathematics Equation
Mathematics Equation
Mathematics Equation
GE-1123
Math 104
08-14-15
A. Solving equations
x 2 16 0
x 2 16 16 0 16
x 2 16
x 2 16
x 4
x1 4; x 2 4
1.
4t 2 9 0
4t 2 9 9 0 9
4t 2 9
4t 2 9
1
2t 3 1
2
2
3
t
2
3
3
t1 ; t 2
2
2
2.
3 x 2 2x 2 1
3 x 2 ( 3 2 x 2 ) 2 x 2 1 ( 3 2 x 2 )
3x 2 2
1
1
3 x 2 2
3
3
2
x2
3
2
3
3
3
6
3
6
6
x1
; x2
3
3
x
3.
4x 2 9 0
4x 2 9 9 0 9
4x 2 9
2 x 3i
1
2 x 3i 1
2
2
3
t i
2
3
3
t1 i; t 2 i
2
2
4.
2x 2 1
17
x 3
x3
x3
2
2 x 1 ( x 3)( x 3) 17
x3
x3
2
2 x 1 ( x 3)( x 3) 17
( x 3)
( x 3)
x3
x3
2 x 2 1 x 2 9 17
2 x 2 1 ( x 2 1) x 2 8 ( x 2 1)
x2 9
5.
x2 9
x 3
x1 3; x 2 3
B. Solving by factoring.
t 2 4t
t 2 ( 4t ) 4t ( 4t )
t 2 4t 0
t (t 4) 0
(t ) 0
t1 0
or
(t 4) 0
t 4404
t2 4
1.
x 2 3x 28
x 2 3x 28 28 28
x 2 3x 28 0
( x 7)( x 4) 0
( x 7) 0
x7707
x1 7
or
( x 4) 0
x4404
x2 4
2.
5x 2 x 2 2
2 x 2 5x 2 2 2
2 x 2 5x 2 0
(2 x 1)( x 2) 0
(2 x 1) 0
2x 1 1 0 1
1
1
2 x 1
2
2
1
x1
2
or
( x 2) 0
x2202
x2 2
3.
1
1
5
t 1 t 4 4
(t 4) (t 1)
(t 1)(t 4) 4
(t 1)(t 4)
4(2t 5) 5(t 2 5t 4)
5
(t 1)(t 4) 4
4
4.
y
3p
2 p 6y 5p
y
3p
(6 y 5 p )( 2 p)
2p 6y 5p
(6 y 5 p )( 2 p)
6 y 2 5 py 6 p 2
6 y 2 5 py 6 p 2 0
(3 y 2 p )( 2 y 3 p ) 0
(3 y 2 p ) 0
1
3 y 2 p 1
3
3
2p
y1
3
or
(2 y 3 p ) 0
2y 3p
1
2 y 3 p 1
2
2
3p
y2
2
5.
x2 6x 8 0
x
x
x 6x 8 0
2
b b 2 4ac
2a
6 (6) 2 4(1)(8)
2(1)
6 36 32
x 6 x 9 8 9
2
2
6
2
( x 3) 1
x
2
2
( x 3) 1
62
x1
x 3 1
2
x 3 3 1 3
x1 4
x1 4
62
x2
x 3 3 1 3
2
x2 2
x2 2
2
t 2 4 3t
t 2 3t 4 0
t 2 4 3t
t 2 3t
b b 2 4ac
2a
2
9
9
4 x 3 (3) 4(1)( 4)
4
4
2(1)
2
3
t
2
3
5
t
2
2
5 3
t1
2 2
t1 1
5 3
2 2
t 2 4
t2
25
3 9 16
x
4
2
35
x
2
35
x1
2
x1 1
35
2
x2 4
x2
2. by quadratic formula:
3x 2 8 x 5 0
1 2
1
3x 8 x 5 0
3x 2 8 x 5 0
3
3
b b 2 4ac
8 16
5 16
x
x2
2a
3 9
3 9
8
1
x
6
9
8 8
1 8
x
6 6
3 6
8 2
x
6
8 2
x1
6
x1 1
8 2
6
5
x2
3
x2
8 82 4(3)(5)
x
2(3)
8 64 60
6
8 2
x
6
8 2
x1
6
x1 1
x
8 2
6
5
x2
3
x2
3. by quadratic formula:
4. by quadratic formula:
x2 4 x 1 0
x
b b 2 4ac
2a
4 42 4(1)(1)
2(1)
4 16 4
2
4 12
x
2
42 3
x
2
42 3
x1
2
x1 2 3
42 3
2
x2 2 3
x2
x2 4x 1 0
x 2 4 x 4 1 4
x 2 2
x2 3
x1 3 2
x1 2 3
x2 3 2
x2 2 3
5. by quadratic formula:
5x 2 6 x 5 0
1 2
1
5x 6 x 5 0
5x 2 6 x 5 0
5
5
b b 2 4ac
6
x
x2 x 1 0
2a
5
6
9
9
( 6) ( 6) 2 4(5)(5)
x2 x
1
x
5
25
25
2(5)
3
16
x
5
25
3 3 3 4
x i
5 5 5 5
3 4
x1 i
5 5
3 4
x2 i
5 5
6 64
10
6 8i
x
10
3 4
x1 i
5 5
3 4
x2 i
5 5
x
3y 2 2 y 4 0
D b 2 4ac
D.
D 2 2 4(3)( 4)
D 4 (48)
D 52
1.
D>0 and is not a perfect square therefore the roots are real, irrational and
unequal.
2x 2 x 4 0
D b 2 4ac
D ( 1) 2 4(2)( 4)
D 1 32
D 31
2.
D>0 and is a perfect square therefore the roots are real, rational and
unequal.
1.
x 3, x 2
( x 3)( x 2) 0
x 2 3x 2 x 6 0
x2 x 6 0
2.
4
3
,x
3
5
4
3
x x 0
3
5
4
3
12
x2 x x 0
3
5
15
11
12
15 x 2 x 0 15
15
15
2
15 x 11x 12 0
x
3.
x 2 2, x 2 2
x 2 2
x2 2 2 2
x 2 2 (
2 )2
x2 4x 4 4
x2 4x 4 4 4 4
x2 4x 0
4.
x 3 2i, x 3 i
x (3 2i) x (3 i) 0
x 2 (3 2i ) x (3 i ) x (3 2i )(3 i ) 0
x 2 3x (2i ) x 3 x ix 9 6i 3i 2 0
x 2 (6 i) x (11 3i) 0
5.
2 x 2 px 4 0
x 3
2( 3) 2 p(3) 4 0
18 3 p 4 0
3 p 22 0
3 p 22
1
3 p 22 1
3
3
22
p
3
1.
( p 2) x 2 5 x 2 p 0
c 2
a 3
2p
2
3( p 2)
3( p 2)
p 2 3
6p 2p 4
6p 2p 4
1
4 p 4 1
4
4
p 1
2.
2 px 2 px 2 x x 2 7 p 1
b 4
a
3
(2 p 1) x 2 (2 p) x 7 p 1 0
(2 p) 4
( 2 p 1)(3)
3
( 2 p 1)
6 3 p 8 p 4
8p 3p 4 6
1
5 p 10 1
5
5
p2
(2 p 1)(3)
3.
G. Solving equations.
x 16 x 2
x 16 x
22
x 16 x 4
x 16 4 x
x 16 16 8 x x
1
1
8 x 0
8
8
02
x0
1.
x2 x 6 2 0
x2 x 6 2
x 2 x 6 23
x2 x 6 8
x2 x 2 0
( x 2)( x 1) 0
x2 0
x1 2
or
x 1 0
x2 1
2.
x2 6 x 3
3. let y=
x2 6x x2 6x 3 5
( y 2 3) y 5 0
y2 y 2 0
( y 1)( y 2) 0
y 1
or
y2
substitute :
x 2 6 x 3 1
x2 6x 3 1
x2 6x 4 0
x2 6x 9 4 9
( x 3) 2 13
x1 3 13; x2 3 13
substitute :
x 2 6 x 3 2
x2 6x 3 4
x2 6x 7 0
( x 1)( x 7) 0
x 1 0
x3 1
or
x7 0
x4 7
4 x
x 2 8 x 32
2
5
5( x 2 8 x 32 )
(4 x)5
2 5( x 2 8 x 32 )
2
x 2 8 x 32 5
4 x
x 2 8 x 32
400 200 x 25 x 2
4
x 2 8 x 32 4
4
25 x 2 4 x 2 200 x 8 x 400 32 0
21x 2 164 x 272 0
x
b b 2 4ac
2a
4.
y x2
H.
Solving equations.
x 4 10 x 2 9 0
y 2 10 y 9 0
( y 9)( y 1) 0
y 9 0
y9
or
y 1 0
y 1
substitute :
x2 1
x2 9
x2 9
x2 1
x 3
x 1
x3 1; x 4 1 x1 3; x 2 3
y x2
1. let
2x 4 x 2 1 0
x 2 1
2y2 y 1 0
(2 y 1)( y 1) 0
2y 1 0
1
y
2
or
y 1 0
y 1
substitute :
1
x2
2
1
x2
2
2
x2 1 x 2
x i
2
2
x1
; x2
x3 i; x4 i
2
2
2. let
y4 x
3. let
x x 20
4
y2 y 2 0
( y 1)( y 2) 0
y 1 0
y 1
or
y20
y2
substitute :
4
x 1
x
4
x1 1
or
4
x 2
2
x 2 16
4
y x
1
x
1
1
2 x 7 x 5 0
x
x
2
2y 7y 5 0
(2 y 5)( y 1) 0
2y 5 0
5
y
2
or
y 1 0
1 5
x 2
2 x 2 2 5x
x
2x 2 5x 2 0
(2 x 1)( x 2) 0
2x 1 0
1
x3
2
or
x20
x4 2
y 1
substitute :
1
x 1
x
2
x 1 x
x2 x 1 0
b b 2 4ac
x
2a
x
1 12 (4)(1)(1)
2(1)
1 3
2
1
3i
1
3i
x1
; x2
2
2
2
2
x
4. let
y x 2
5. let
9 x 2
17 x 2
20
9 y 2 17 y 2 0
(9 y 1)( y 2) 0
9y 1 0
1
y
9
or
x 2 2 2
y20
1
y 2
2
2
x 2
substitute :
1
2
x 2 2 1
2
x 2
9
1
1
1
( x 2)
2i ( x 2) x 2 2 9
x 2
1
1
1 2i x 2 2i
2
9
x 2
1
1
2i x 2 2i 1
2i
2i ( x 2)( 3) 1 1 ( x 2)( 3)
x 2
3
2i
x 2
3 x2
2
2i
2i x 2 3
x3 2
; x 4 2
2
2 x1 1; x 2 5