Find the zeros of 6x^2-36x23?

1 Answer
Feb 24, 2018

Zeros are 1/sqrt212 and -1/sqrt212

Explanation:

Here in 6x^2-36x23, there is no middle term and polynomial appears as difference of remaining two terms. In such cases, we can write it as a^2-b^2a2b2 and factors are (a+b)(a-b)(a+b)(ab), while zeros can be obtained by putting a+b=0a+b=0 and a-b=0ab=0.

Here, however, one desires to use the method of splitting the middle term and for this one can add and subtract abab. Here as a^2=6x^2a2=6x2, our a=xsqrt6a=x6 and as 3=(sqrt3)^23=(3)2, we add and subtract xsqrt6xxsqrt3=sqrt18xx6×3=18x and then

6x^2-36x23

= 6x^2+sqrt18x-sqrt18x-36x2+18x18x3

= sqrt6x(sqrt6x+sqrt3)-sqrt3(sqrt6x+sqrt3)6x(6x+3)3(6x+3)

= (sqrt6x-sqrt3)(sqrt6x+sqrt3)(6x3)(6x+3)

Here as middle term is 00, we have split it into +sqrt18x-sqrt18x+18x18x

and zeros are given by sqrt6x-sqrt3=06x3=0 i.e. x=sqrt3/sqrt6=1/sqrt2x=36=12

and sqrt6x+sqrt3=06x+3=0 i.e. x=-sqrt3/sqrt6=-1/sqrt2x=36=12