Solution Manual Mathematical Applications for the Management Life and Social Sciences 11th edition

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Chapter 2: Quadratic and Other Special Functions Exercises 2.1 __________________________________________________________________ 1.

2 x2  3  x2  2 x  4

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x2  2 x  1  0 2.

x2  2 x  5  2  2 x2 3x 2  2 x  3  0

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( y  1)( y  2)  4 y2  3 y  2  4 y2  3 y  2  0

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x 2  4 x  12  0 x 2  6 x  2 x  12  0 x( x  6)  2( x  6)  0 ( x  6)( x  2)  0 x  6  0 or x  2  0 Solution: x = -2, 6 6.

x2  x  0 x( x  1)  0 Solution: x = 0, 1 Never divide by a variable. A root is lost if you divide. 10. t 2  4t  3t 2 0  2t 2  4t

0  2t (t  2) 2t  0 or t  2  0 Solution: t = 0, –2

( z  1)( z  3)  1 z2  4z  2  0

x 2  4 x  12

x2  11x 10 x 2  11x  10  0 x 2  10 x  x  10  0 ( x  10)( x  1)  0 x  10  0 or x  1  0 Solution: x = 1, 10

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9  4 x2  0 (3  2 x)(3  2 x)  0 3  2 x  0 or 3  2 x  0 3 3 Solution: x   , 2 2

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25 x 2  16  0 (5 x  4)(5 x  4)  0 5 x  4  0 or 5 x  4  0 4 4 Solution: x  ,  5 5

x  x2

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4t 2  4t  1  0 (2t  1)(2t  1)  0 2t  1  0 1 Solution: t  2

12. 49 z 2  14 z  1  0 (7 z  1)(7 z  1)  0

7z 1  0 7 z  1 1 Solution: z   7 13. a. x2  4 x  4  0 a = 1, b = –4, c = –4 (4)  (4)2  4(1)(4) x 2(1)

4  32 4  4 2   22 2 2 2 b. Since 2  1.414, the solutions are approximately 4.83, –0.83. c. x2  6 x  7  0 a = 1, b = –6, c = 7 

6  36  28 2 6 8 62 2    3 2 2 2 2  1.414, the solutions are approximately 4.83, –0.83. x

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