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Solve and Check Polynomial Equations

1. The equations are solved and the solutions are checked by substituting the solutions back into the original equations to show that they equal 0. 2. The key steps shown are factoring, using identities, and setting expressions equal to 0 to solve for solutions. 3. The solutions found are then substituted back into the original equations to check that they are correct solutions.

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Solve and Check Polynomial Equations

1. The equations are solved and the solutions are checked by substituting the solutions back into the original equations to show that they equal 0. 2. The key steps shown are factoring, using identities, and setting expressions equal to 0 to solve for solutions. 3. The solutions found are then substituted back into the original equations to check that they are correct solutions.

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A. Solve the following equations and check your solutions.

1. x 4 −81=0

Solution: x 4 −81=0
( x 2−9)( x 2 +9)=0

( x +3 ) ( x −3 ) ( x2 +9 )=0
x +3=0 x=−3
x−3=0 x=3

x 2+ 9=0 x=3 i
Check:
If x= −3, x 4 −81=0
(−3)4 −81=0
81−81=0
0=0

If x= 3, x 4 −81=0
(3)4 −81=0
81−81=0
0=0

If x= 3 i, x 4 −81=0
(3 i)4 −81=0

( 3 )4 ¿
81(1)−81=0
81−81=0
0=0
2. x 3−3 x 2−x+ 3=0

Solution:

x 3−3 x 2−x+ 3=0


( x 3−3 x 2 ) +(−x +3)=0
x 2 ( x−3 )−1(x−3)=0
( x ¿¿ 2−1)(x−3)=0 ¿
( x +1)( x −1)(x−3)=0
x +1=0 x=−1
x−1=0 x=1
x−3=0 x=3
Check:

If x=−1, x 3−3 x 2−x+ 3=0


(−1)3−3 (−1 )2−(−1 ) +3=0
−1−3 ( 1 ) +1+3=0
−1−3+ 1+ 3=0
0=0

If x=1, x 3−3 x 2−x+ 3=0

(1)3−3 ( 1 )2−( 1 ) +3=0


1−3 ( 1 )−1+3=0
1−3−1+3=0
0=0

If x= 3, x 3−3 x 2−x+ 3=0


(3)3−3 ( 3 )2−(3)+3=0
27−27−3+3=0
0=0

1 8
3. + + 15=0
x2 x
Solution:
1 8
+ + 15=0
x2 x
1 8
2
(x ¿ ( + +15=0
x2 x )
1+8 x+ 15 x 2=0
15 x 2+ 8 x +1=0

−b ± √ b2−4 ac
x=
2a

−(8) ± √ (8)2−4 ( 15 ) (1)


x=
2(15)
−8 ± √64−60
x=
30
−8 ± √ 4
x=
30
−8 ± 2 −8−2 −8+2
x= x= x=
30 30 30
−10 −6
x= x=
30 30
−1 −1
x= x=
3 5

Check:
−1 1 8
If x= + + 15=0
3 x2 x
1 8
2
+ +15=0
−1 −1
( )
3 3

1 8
+ +15=0
1 −1
9 3
9−24+15=0
24−24=0
0=0
−1 1 8
If x= + + 15=0
5 x2 x
1 8
2
+ +15=0
−1 −1
( )
5 5

1 8
+ +15=0
1 −1
25 5
25−40+15=0
40−40=0
0=0

4. √ x−√ x−5=1

Solution:

√ x−√ x−5=1
−√ x−5=1−√ x
−(− √ x−5=1−√ x )

√ x−5=−1+ √ x
2 2
( √ x−5 ) = (−1+ √ x )
2
x−5=(−1 )2+ 2 (−1 ) (√ x ¿+ ( √ x )

x−5=1−2 √ x + x
x−x +2 √ x=1+5
2 √ x=6
2√ x 6
=
2 2
√ x=3
2
( √ x ) = ( 3 )2
x=9

Check:

√ x−√ x−5=1
√ 9−√ 9−5=1
3−√ 4=1
3−2=1
1=1

5. |x−15|=x 2−15 x

Solution:

x−15=x 2−15 x −( x−15)=x 2−15 x

−x 2+ 15 x + x−15=0 −x +15=x 2−15 x

−x 2+ 16 x−15=0 −x 2+ 15 x− x+15=0
−(−x¿¿ 2+16 x−15=0)¿ −(−x2 +14 x +15=0)

x 2−16 x+ 15=0 ¿ x 2−14 x−15=0


( x−1 ) ( x−15 )=0 ( x +1 )( x−15 )=0
x=1 x=−1
x=15 x=15

Check:
If x= 1, If x= 15,
|x−15|=x 2−15 x |x−15|=x 2−15 x
|1−15|=(1)2 −15(1) |15−15|= (15 )2−15(15)
|−14|=1−15 |0|=225−225
14 ≠−14 0=0

If x= −1,
|x−15|=x 2−15 x
|−1−15|=(−1)2−15 (−1 )
|−16|=1+15
16=16

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