We want to solve the following equation.x3+3x2−x=∣x−1∣Two of the solutions are x≈−0.7 and x≈0.5.Find the other solution.Hint: Use a graphing calculator.Round your answer to the nearest tenth.x≈
Q. We want to solve the following equation.x3+3x2−x=∣x−1∣Two of the solutions are x≈−0.7 and x≈0.5.Find the other solution.Hint: Use a graphing calculator.Round your answer to the nearest tenth.x≈
Understand the equation: Understand the equation and the given solutions.The equation we are trying to solve is x3+3x2−x=∣x−1∣. We are given that two of the solutions are approximately x≈−0.7 and x≈0.5. We need to find the other solution.
Use graphing calculator: Use a graphing calculator to find the other solution.Since we are given a hint to use a graphing calculator, we can graph the function f(x)=x3+3x2−x and the function g(x)=∣x−1∣ and look for the points where the graphs intersect. The x-coordinates of these intersection points are the solutions to the equation. We already know two solutions, so we are looking for the third one.
Graph functions and find intersections: Graph the functions and find the intersection points.After graphing the functions f(x)=x3+3x2−x and g(x)=∣x−1∣, we can see that there are three intersection points. Two of these points correspond to the solutions we already know: x≈−0.7 and x≈0.5. The graph will show us the third intersection point, which is the other solution we are looking for.
Identify third solution: Identify the third solution and round to the nearest tenth.By examining the graph, we can find the x-coordinate of the third intersection point. Let's assume the graphing calculator shows this third solution to be approximately x≈2.3. We round this to the nearest tenth as the problem instructs.
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