Question
Simplify the expression
39b−320b2−26
Evaluate
39b−20b×16b−26
Solution
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Evaluate
−20b×16b
Multiply the terms
−320b×b
Multiply the terms
−320b2
39b−320b2−26
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Find the roots
b1=64039−64031759i,b2=64039+64031759i
Alternative Form
b1≈0.0609375−0.278454i,b2≈0.0609375+0.278454i
Evaluate
39b−20b×16b−26
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
39b−20b×16b−26=0
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
20b×16b
Multiply the terms
320b×b
Multiply the terms
320b2
39b−320b2−26=0
Rewrite in standard form
−320b2+39b−26=0
Multiply both sides
320b2−39b+26=0
Substitute a=320,b=−39 and c=26 into the quadratic formula b=2a−b±b2−4ac
b=2×32039±(−39)2−4×320×26
Simplify the expression
b=64039±(−39)2−4×320×26
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
(−39)2−4×320×26
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
4×320×26
Multiply the terms
1280×26
Multiply the numbers
33280
(−39)2−33280
Rewrite the expression
392−33280
Evaluate the power
1521−33280
Subtract the numbers
−31759
b=64039±−31759
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
−31759
Evaluate the power
31759×−1
Evaluate the power
31759×i
b=64039±31759×i
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
b=64039+31759×ib=64039−31759×i
Simplify the expression
b=64039+64031759ib=64039−31759×i
Simplify the expression
b=64039+64031759ib=64039−64031759i
Solution
b1=64039−64031759i,b2=64039+64031759i
Alternative Form
b1≈0.0609375−0.278454i,b2≈0.0609375+0.278454i
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