College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Quadratic Equations - 1.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 101: 54

Answer

$\displaystyle \{0,\frac{5}{4}\}$

Work Step by Step

Write in standard form (subtract 5x from both sides) $0=4x^{2}-5x$ $4x^{2}-5x=0$ The quicker way to solve this would be to factor the LHS, but the exercise here is to use the quadratic formula. STEP 1. Identify the coefficients $a=4, b=-5, c=0$ STEP 2. Check the discriminant for the type and number of solutions. $b^{2}-4ac=25-4(1)(0)=25\gt 0$ so there are two unequal real solutions. STEP 3. Apply the quadratic formula $x=\displaystyle \frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{5\pm\sqrt{25}}{2(4)}$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{5\pm 5}{8}$ So, either $x=\displaystyle \frac{10}{8}=\frac{5}{4}$ or $x=0$ Solution set = $\displaystyle \{0,\frac{5}{4}\}$
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