How do you find the roots, real and imaginary, of y=x239x2(3x1)2 using the quadratic formula?

1 Answer
Jul 17, 2017

0.04 or 2.644

Explanation:

Right now, you have y=x239x2(3x1)2

First, we need to expand (3x1)2.

To expand the brackets in the form of (ax+b)2, we do (ax)2+2(axb)+b2

In this case we have (3x+1)2

(3x)2=9x2
23x1=6x
12=1
9x26x+1

But we need 2 lots, so 2(9x26x+1)=18212x+2

y=x239x+18x212x+2=19x251x+2

The quadratic formula is x=b±b24ac2a51±5124(194)2(19)=51±260115238=0.04 or 2.644