Answer
The equation \(5x^2 - 45x + 190 = 0\) has two complex solutions: \(x = 4.5 + 0.5i\sqrt{71}\) and \(x = 4.5 - 0.5i\sqrt{71}\).
Solution
Let's first rewrite the equation clearly:
\[
5x^2 - 45x + 190 = 0
\]
Now, we can solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, which is given by:
\[
x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
\]
In our equation, the coefficients are:
- \( a = 5 \)
- \( b = -45 \)
- \( c = 190 \)
Now, let's calculate the discriminant \( b^2 - 4ac \) and then use the quadratic formula to find the values of \( x \).
First, we will calculate the discriminant:
\[
b^2 - 4ac = (-45)^2 - 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 190
\]
Now, I will perform the calculations for the discriminant and then use it to find the roots of the equation.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
\(\left(-45\right)^{2}-4\times 5\times 190\)
- step1: Multiply the terms:
\(\left(-45\right)^{2}-3800\)
- step2: Simplify:
\(45^{2}-3800\)
- step3: Evaluate the power:
\(2025-3800\)
- step4: Subtract the numbers:
\(-1775\)
The discriminant is calculated as follows:
\[
b^2 - 4ac = 2025 - 3800 = -1775
\]
Since the discriminant is negative (\(-1775\)), this means that the quadratic equation has no real solutions; instead, it has two complex solutions.
Now, we can proceed to find the complex solutions using the quadratic formula:
\[
x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
\]
Substituting the values we have:
\[
x = \frac{-(-45) \pm \sqrt{-1775}}{2 \cdot 5}
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
x = \frac{45 \pm \sqrt{-1775}}{10}
\]
Next, we can express \(\sqrt{-1775}\) in terms of imaginary numbers:
\[
\sqrt{-1775} = i\sqrt{1775}
\]
Now, let's simplify \(\sqrt{1775}\) to find the final solutions for \(x\).
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
\(\sqrt{1775}\)
- step1: Write as a product:
\(\sqrt{25\times 71}\)
- step2: Write in exponential form:
\(\sqrt{5^{2}\times 71}\)
- step3: Use the properties of radicals:
\(\sqrt{5^{2}}\times \sqrt{71}\)
- step4: Simplify the root:
\(5\sqrt{71}\)
The square root of \(1775\) simplifies to:
\[
\sqrt{1775} = 5\sqrt{71}
\]
Now, substituting this back into our expression for \(x\):
\[
x = \frac{45 \pm i \cdot 5\sqrt{71}}{10}
\]
We can simplify this further:
\[
x = \frac{45}{10} \pm \frac{5i\sqrt{71}}{10}
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
x = 4.5 \pm 0.5i\sqrt{71}
\]
Thus, the two complex solutions for the equation \(5x^2 - 45x + 190 = 0\) are:
\[
x = 4.5 + 0.5i\sqrt{71} \quad \text{and} \quad x = 4.5 - 0.5i\sqrt{71}
\]
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