Q. Find the zeros of the function f(x)=2x2+10.1x+5.3. Round values to the nearest hundredth (if necessary).Answer: x=
Identify equation type: Identify the type of the equation and the method to find its zeros.The given function is a quadratic equation of the form f(x)=ax2+bx+c. To find the zeros of the function, we can use the quadratic formula, which is x=2a−b±b2−4ac.
Apply quadratic formula: Apply the quadratic formula to the given function.For the function f(x)=2x2+10.1x+5.3, the coefficients are a=2, b=10.1, and c=5.3. Plugging these values into the quadratic formula gives us:x=2⋅2−10.1±(10.1)2−4⋅2⋅5.3
Calculate discriminant: Calculate the discriminant (the part under the square root in the quadratic formula).The discriminant is b2−4ac, so we calculate:(10.1)2−4⋅2⋅5.3=102.01−42.4=59.61
Calculate x values: Calculate the two possible values for x using the quadratic formula.Now we have:x=4−10.1±59.61We will calculate both the positive and negative square root cases separately.
Calculate x (positive): Calculate the value for x using the positive square root.x=4−10.1+59.61x=4−10.1+7.725x=4−2.375x≈−0.59 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Calculate x (negative): Calculate the value for x using the negative square root.x=4−10.1−59.61x=4−10.1−7.725x=4−17.825x≈−4.46 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
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