Solve the following quadratic equations
(i) 12x ^2+ 17x + 6 = 0
Answers
Answer:
Step by step solution :
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
((22•3x2) - 17x) - 6 = 0
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 12x2-17x-6
The first term is, 12x2 its coefficient is 12 .
The middle term is, -17x its coefficient is -17 .
The last term, "the constant", is -6
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 12 • -6 = -72
Step-2 : Find two factors of -72 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -17 .
-72
+
1
=
-71
-36
+
2
=
-34
-24
+
3
=
-21
-18
+
4
=
-14
-12
+
6
=
-6
-9
+
8
=
-1
-8
+
9
=
1
-6
+
12
=
6
-4
+
18
=
14
-3
+
24
=
21
-2
+
36
=
34
-1
+
72
=
71
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
Equation at the end of step 2 :
12x2 - 17x - 6 = 0
Step 3 :
Parabola, Finding the Vertex :
3.1 Find the Vertex of y = 12x2-17x-6
Parabolas have a highest or a lowest point called the Vertex . Our parabola opens up and accordingly has a lowest point (AKA absolute minimum) . We know this even before plotting "y" because the coefficient of the first term, 12 , is positive (greater than zero).
Each parabola has a vertical line of symmetry that passes through its vertex. Because of this symmetry, the line of symmetry would, for example, pass through the midpoint of the two x -intercepts (roots or solutions) of the parabola. That is, if the parabola has indeed two real solutions.
Parabolas can model many real life situations, such as the height above ground, of an object thrown upward, after some period of time. The vertex of the parabola can provide us with information, such as the maximum height that object, thrown upwards, can reach. For this reason we want to be able to find the coordinates of the vertex.
For any parabola,Ax2+Bx+C,the x -coordinate of the vertex is given by -B/(2A) . In our case the x coordinate is 0.7083
Plugging into the parabola formula 0.7083 for x we can calculate the y -coordinate :
y = 12.0 * 0.71 * 0.71 - 17.0 * 0.71 - 6.0
or y = -12.021
Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :
Root plot for : y = 12x2-17x-6
Axis of Symmetry (dashed) {x}={ 0.71}
Vertex at {x,y} = { 0.71,-12.02}
x -Intercepts (Roots) :
Root 1 at {x,y} = {-0.29, 0.00}
Root 2 at {x,y} = { 1.71, 0.00}

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square
3.2 Solving 12x2-17x-6 = 0 by Completing The Square .
Divide both sides of the equation by 12 to have 1as the coefficient of the first term :
x2-(17/12)x-(1/2) = 0
Add 1/2 to both side of the equation :
x2-(17/12)x = 1/2
Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of x , which is 17/12 , divide by two, giving 17/24 , and finally square it giving 289/576
Add 289/576 to both sides of the equation :
On the right hand side we have :
1/2 + 289/576 The common denominator of the two fractions is 576 Adding (288/576)+(289/576) gives 577/576
So adding to both sides we finally get :
x2-(17/12)x+(289/576) = 577/576
Adding 289/576 has completed the left hand side into a perfect square :
x2-(17/12)x+(289/576) =
(x-(17/24)) • (x-(17/24)) =
(x-(17/24))2
Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since
x2-(17/12)x+(289/576) = 577/576 and
x2-(17/12)x+(289/576) = (x-(17/24))2
then, according to the law of transitivity,
(x-(17/24))2 = 577/576
We'll refer to this Equation as Eq. #3.2.1
The Square Root Principle says that When two things are equal, their square roots are equal.
Note that the square root of
(x-(17/24))2 is
(x-(17/24))2/2 =
(x-(17/24))1 =
x-(17/24)
Now, applying the Square Root Principle to Eq. #3.2.1 we get:
x-(17/24) = √ 577/576
Add 17/24 to both sides to obtain:
x = 17/24 + √ 577/576
Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative
x2 - (17/12)x - (1/2) = 0
has two solutions:
x = 17/24 + √ 577/576
or
x = 17/24 - √ 577/576
Note that √ 577/576 can be written as
√ 577 / √ 576 which is √ 577 / 24
Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula
3.3 Solving 12x2-17x-6 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula .
According to the Quadratic Formula, x , the solution for Ax2+Bx+C = 0 , where A, B and C are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by :
- B ± √ B2-4AC
x = ————————
2A
In our case, A = 12
B = -17
C = -6
Accordingly, B2 - 4AC =
289 - (-288) =
577
Applying the quadratic formula :
17 ± √ 577
x = ——————
24
√ 577 , rounded to 4 decimal digits, is 24.0208
So now we are looking at:
x = ( 17 ± 24.021 ) / 24
Two real solutions:
x =(17+√577)/24= 1.709
or:
x =(17-√577)/24=-0.293
Two solutions were found :
x =(17-√577)/24=-0.293
x =(17+√577)/24= 1.709
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