Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Find the solutions of equation 25x^2-36=0?

This equation could be solved in many
ways.


One way is to notice that the given equation is a
difference of two squares that returns the special
products:


`25x^2 - 36 = (5x - 6)(5x +
6)`


We'll re-write the
equation:


`(5x - 6)(5x + 6) =
0`


We'll cancel each factor and we'll
get:


`5x - 6 = 0`


`5x =
6`


`x = 6/5`


`5x + 6 =
0`


`5x = -6`


`x =
-6/5`


Another way to solve this equation is to add 36 both
sides:


`25x^2 = 36`


We'll
divide both sides by 25:


`x^2 =
36/25`


`x_(1,2) =
+-sqrt(36/25)`


`x_(1,2) =
+-6/5`


Any method you chose to solve, you'll
get the solutions of the equation
`x_1 = 6/5 and x_2 =
-6/5.`

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