Q. Find the zeros of the function. Enter the solutions from least to greatest.f(x)=(x−7)2−64lesser x=greater x=
Step 1: Solve the equation: To find the zeros of the function, we need to solve the equation (x−7)2−64=0 for x.
Step 2: Isolate the squared term: First, we add 64 to both sides of the equation to isolate the squared term:(x−7)2−64+64=0+64(x−7)2=64
Step 3: Take the square root: Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation to solve for x−7. Remember that taking the square root of a number yields two solutions, one positive and one negative:(x−7)2=±64x−7=±8
Step 4: Set up two equations: Now we have two equations to solve for x:\begin{enumerate}\item x−7=8\item x−7=−8\end{enumerate}
Step 5: Solve the first equation: Solving the first equation for x:x−7=8x=8+7x=15
Step 6: Solve the second equation: Solving the second equation for x:x−7=−8x=−8+7x=−1
Step 7: Find the zeros: We have found the two zeros of the function:lesser x=−1greater x=15
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