Assuming the graph of y=x²-8x-7 has been drawn, find the equation of the line which should be drawn to solve the equation 2x²=16x+2
I tried so many times but i keep getting it wrong! The answer is y= -2.5....how?! Thanks! Oh and pls don't use complex methods such as equations coz i haven't done that yet... i'm in year 11 (15 years old)
I tried so many times but i keep getting it wrong! The answer is y= -2.5....how?! Thanks! Oh and pls don't use complex methods such as equations coz i haven't done that yet... i'm in year 11 (15 years old)
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Hello,
You have drawn the graph defined by
y = x² - 8x - 7
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And you want to solve graphically
2x² = 16x + 9
Let manipulate the equation to solve:
2x² = 16x + 9
x² = 8x + 9/2
x² - 8x - 9/2 = 0
x² - 8x - 7 + 5/2 = 0
But that "x²-8x-7"... Does it ring a bell? Isn't it "y" in the graphed expression?
Let's replace this by y and we get:
y + 5/2 = 0
y = -5/2 (and you get your answer...)
Hence if we graph the horizontal line y=-5/2, the line crosses the graph of y=x²-8x-7 in two points, whose respective x-coordinates will be the solutions.
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You want to solve graphically
x² = 7
Let manipulate the equation to solve:
x² = 7
x² - 7 = 0
x² - 8x - 7 + 8x = 0
Guess what to do now with that "x²-8x-7" ?
y + 8x = 0
y = -8x
Hence if we graph the oblique line y=-8x, the line crosses the graph of y=x²-8x-7 in two points, whose respective x-coordinates will be the solutions.
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Logically,
Dragon.Jade :-)
You have drawn the graph defined by
y = x² - 8x - 7
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
And you want to solve graphically
2x² = 16x + 9
Let manipulate the equation to solve:
2x² = 16x + 9
x² = 8x + 9/2
x² - 8x - 9/2 = 0
x² - 8x - 7 + 5/2 = 0
But that "x²-8x-7"... Does it ring a bell? Isn't it "y" in the graphed expression?
Let's replace this by y and we get:
y + 5/2 = 0
y = -5/2 (and you get your answer...)
Hence if we graph the horizontal line y=-5/2, the line crosses the graph of y=x²-8x-7 in two points, whose respective x-coordinates will be the solutions.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
You want to solve graphically
x² = 7
Let manipulate the equation to solve:
x² = 7
x² - 7 = 0
x² - 8x - 7 + 8x = 0
Guess what to do now with that "x²-8x-7" ?
y + 8x = 0
y = -8x
Hence if we graph the oblique line y=-8x, the line crosses the graph of y=x²-8x-7 in two points, whose respective x-coordinates will be the solutions.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Logically,
Dragon.Jade :-)