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Ch. 1 - Equations and Inequalities
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 35

In Exercises 29–36, simplify and write the result in standard form. √(12 - 4 × 0.5 × 5)

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Start by identifying the expression inside the square root: \(1^2 - 4 \times 0.5 \times 5\). This is the discriminant of a quadratic equation, but here we are simply simplifying it.
Simplify \(1^2\). Recall that \(1^2 = 1\).
Simplify the product \(4 \times 0.5 \times 5\). Multiply these numbers step by step: first \(4 \times 0.5\), then multiply the result by \(5\).
Subtract the result of \(4 \times 0.5 \times 5\) from \(1\). This gives the value inside the square root.
Finally, take the square root of the resulting value. If the value inside the square root is negative, the result will involve imaginary numbers, and you should express it in terms of \(i\), where \(i = \sqrt{-1}\).

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