Complex quadratic equation always comes out as wrong
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So for some reason I always get the wrong answer and I don't understand why
$4z^2-12z+19=0$
I got $z= frac{12 ± sqrt{260}i}{8} $ and the answer is supposed to be $z=frac{3 ± sqrt{10}i}{2} $ where is my mistake?
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So for some reason I always get the wrong answer and I don't understand why
$4z^2-12z+19=0$
I got $z= frac{12 ± sqrt{260}i}{8} $ and the answer is supposed to be $z=frac{3 ± sqrt{10}i}{2} $ where is my mistake?
complex-numbers quadratics
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
2 hours ago
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset assqrt{260}
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So for some reason I always get the wrong answer and I don't understand why
$4z^2-12z+19=0$
I got $z= frac{12 ± sqrt{260}i}{8} $ and the answer is supposed to be $z=frac{3 ± sqrt{10}i}{2} $ where is my mistake?
complex-numbers quadratics
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So for some reason I always get the wrong answer and I don't understand why
$4z^2-12z+19=0$
I got $z= frac{12 ± sqrt{260}i}{8} $ and the answer is supposed to be $z=frac{3 ± sqrt{10}i}{2} $ where is my mistake?
complex-numbers quadratics
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
2 hours ago
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset assqrt{260}
.
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– Martin R
2 hours ago
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
2 hours ago
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset assqrt{260}
.
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– Martin R
2 hours ago
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
2 hours ago
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
2 hours ago
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset as
sqrt{260}
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– Martin R
2 hours ago
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset as
sqrt{260}
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Your mistake is that the discriminant should be $12^2 - 4*4*19 = -160$, not $-260$, and then dividing top and bottom by 4 gives the correct answer.
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When the $x$ coefficient is even, say $ax^2+2bx+c=0,$ there is an equivalent version of the quadratic equation which automatically cancels that extra factor of $4.$
Instead of the usual discriminant $D=b^2-4ac$ with this setup one calculates what might be called the "other" discriminant (for want of a better word) $E=b^2-ac$ as the thing under the radical. As usual if that's negative the complex number $i$ is used when squareroot of discriminant is taken.
Then the roots are $$frac{-b pm sqrt{E}}{a}.$$
For the re-written example you have: $4z^2-2(-6)z+19=0,$ we get $E=(-6)^2-4cdot 19=36-4cdot 19=36-76=-40.$ Then roots are $(6 pm sqrt{-40})/12.$ This simplifies again in this case.
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It is $$z_{1,2}=frac{3}{2}pmfrac{sqrt{10}}{2}i$$ by the quadratic formula.
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Your mistake is that the discriminant should be $12^2 - 4*4*19 = -160$, not $-260$, and then dividing top and bottom by 4 gives the correct answer.
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Your mistake is that the discriminant should be $12^2 - 4*4*19 = -160$, not $-260$, and then dividing top and bottom by 4 gives the correct answer.
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Your mistake is that the discriminant should be $12^2 - 4*4*19 = -160$, not $-260$, and then dividing top and bottom by 4 gives the correct answer.
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Your mistake is that the discriminant should be $12^2 - 4*4*19 = -160$, not $-260$, and then dividing top and bottom by 4 gives the correct answer.
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When the $x$ coefficient is even, say $ax^2+2bx+c=0,$ there is an equivalent version of the quadratic equation which automatically cancels that extra factor of $4.$
Instead of the usual discriminant $D=b^2-4ac$ with this setup one calculates what might be called the "other" discriminant (for want of a better word) $E=b^2-ac$ as the thing under the radical. As usual if that's negative the complex number $i$ is used when squareroot of discriminant is taken.
Then the roots are $$frac{-b pm sqrt{E}}{a}.$$
For the re-written example you have: $4z^2-2(-6)z+19=0,$ we get $E=(-6)^2-4cdot 19=36-4cdot 19=36-76=-40.$ Then roots are $(6 pm sqrt{-40})/12.$ This simplifies again in this case.
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When the $x$ coefficient is even, say $ax^2+2bx+c=0,$ there is an equivalent version of the quadratic equation which automatically cancels that extra factor of $4.$
Instead of the usual discriminant $D=b^2-4ac$ with this setup one calculates what might be called the "other" discriminant (for want of a better word) $E=b^2-ac$ as the thing under the radical. As usual if that's negative the complex number $i$ is used when squareroot of discriminant is taken.
Then the roots are $$frac{-b pm sqrt{E}}{a}.$$
For the re-written example you have: $4z^2-2(-6)z+19=0,$ we get $E=(-6)^2-4cdot 19=36-4cdot 19=36-76=-40.$ Then roots are $(6 pm sqrt{-40})/12.$ This simplifies again in this case.
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When the $x$ coefficient is even, say $ax^2+2bx+c=0,$ there is an equivalent version of the quadratic equation which automatically cancels that extra factor of $4.$
Instead of the usual discriminant $D=b^2-4ac$ with this setup one calculates what might be called the "other" discriminant (for want of a better word) $E=b^2-ac$ as the thing under the radical. As usual if that's negative the complex number $i$ is used when squareroot of discriminant is taken.
Then the roots are $$frac{-b pm sqrt{E}}{a}.$$
For the re-written example you have: $4z^2-2(-6)z+19=0,$ we get $E=(-6)^2-4cdot 19=36-4cdot 19=36-76=-40.$ Then roots are $(6 pm sqrt{-40})/12.$ This simplifies again in this case.
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When the $x$ coefficient is even, say $ax^2+2bx+c=0,$ there is an equivalent version of the quadratic equation which automatically cancels that extra factor of $4.$
Instead of the usual discriminant $D=b^2-4ac$ with this setup one calculates what might be called the "other" discriminant (for want of a better word) $E=b^2-ac$ as the thing under the radical. As usual if that's negative the complex number $i$ is used when squareroot of discriminant is taken.
Then the roots are $$frac{-b pm sqrt{E}}{a}.$$
For the re-written example you have: $4z^2-2(-6)z+19=0,$ we get $E=(-6)^2-4cdot 19=36-4cdot 19=36-76=-40.$ Then roots are $(6 pm sqrt{-40})/12.$ This simplifies again in this case.
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It is $$z_{1,2}=frac{3}{2}pmfrac{sqrt{10}}{2}i$$ by the quadratic formula.
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It is $$z_{1,2}=frac{3}{2}pmfrac{sqrt{10}}{2}i$$ by the quadratic formula.
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It is $$z_{1,2}=frac{3}{2}pmfrac{sqrt{10}}{2}i$$ by the quadratic formula.
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It is $$z_{1,2}=frac{3}{2}pmfrac{sqrt{10}}{2}i$$ by the quadratic formula.
answered 2 hours ago
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They are the same thing, only a factor of $4$ was cancelled.
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– Matti P.
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Note that $ sqrt{260} $ (is that is what you meant) is typeset as
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– Martin R
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