Saturday, September 19, 2015

What are all solutions of equation f(-3x)=0 if the roots of equation f(x)=0 are -1 and -2?

Since the equation f(x) = 0 has two roots, then the
equation is a quadratic:


f(x) =
(x+1)(x+2)


f(x) = x^2 + 3x +
2


f(-3x) = (-3x)^2 + 3*(-3x) +
2


f(-3x) = 9x^2 - 9x + 2


We'll
apply quadratic formula:


x1 = [9+sqrt(81 -
72)]/18


x1 = (9+3)/18


x1 =
12/18


x1 = 2/3


x2 =
(9-3)/18


x2 = 6/18


x2 =
1/3


Another way to solve the problem is to consider that
any root of an equation, substituted within equation, verifies
it.


f(-1) = 0


But f(-3x) =
0


f(-3x) = f(-3*(1/3)) = f(-1) = 0 => x =
1/3


f(-3x) = f(-3*(2/3)) = f(-2) = 0 => x =
2/3


Therefore, the solutions of the quadratic
equation f(-3x)=0 are {1/3 ; 2/3}.

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