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#1 2012-07-29 20:12:59

debjit625
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Help with qudratic equation

Hi all I am having problem with this qudratic equation with signs ,or I am doing something silly ,its all about square root of complex number.

------Eq 1
------Eq 2
We can write Eq 2 as

Now we can write Eq 1 as


Is my last equation correct? (I hope so),if yes please solve it using qudratic formula ,as far you can
I have did it but my answer is not matching with correct answer got from other process.The sign is not matching but yes if I write the last equation like this
,my answer matches.

Thanks


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#2 2012-07-29 20:20:21

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Hi debjit625

Try to substitute y^2=t when you get the quadratic. The solve for t and y will be just the plus/minus square root of it.


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#3 2012-07-29 20:26:24

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

No you didnt got my problem ,I know that  I am solving for y^2,and after solving for y^2 I have to remove the square,The problem is different just solve it and I will tell it about...
Actually I am solving for this


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#4 2012-07-29 20:34:44

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Hi debjit625

Is this what you get?


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#5 2012-07-29 20:49:29

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Ok before you guys think too much let me tell you where I got this from...as I said its about square root fo a complex number
Let z be a complex number


and its square root be c

Then



So
--- Eq1
--- Eq 2

Now every where they (in books,resource,etc)  find x using quadratic formula, and after that they substitute x in Eq2 to find y.But what I am doing is I am trying to find y using quadratic formula ,but my signs(+/-) doesn’t matches. I think its math and what process we take it doesn’t matters ,the answer will be always same. I must be doing something very very silly...which is not coming into my mind right now but it will come later it always happens with me.


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#6 2012-07-29 20:55:44

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Hi debjit625

What do you get as the answer and what does the book get as the answer?


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#7 2012-07-29 20:56:29

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

anonimnystefy yes what you got I also got that using that equation,but things changes when I use

The correct answer will be

And thanks for reply

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#8 2012-07-29 21:00:13

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Hi debjit625

That is my solution with the plus/minus sign inside the root taken as +. I am sure taking the minus sign would work as well.

What did you say the correct solution should be?

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2012-07-29 21:01:51)


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#9 2012-07-29 21:24:15

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

anonimnystefy  wrote:

That is my solution with the plus/minus sign inside the root taken as +. I am sure taking the minus sign would work as well.

No the minus will not work in this case , as we are finding y^2 and y^2 cant be negative.
But thats not the big problem of mine...my problem is that I can't get to the answer using this equation

And the correct answer for x and y in my book and every where else is


Another thing I want to say,when I write the equation


to this,i.e.. moving the equation from one side to another

I get correct answer.Is here I am doing something wrong?

Last edited by debjit625 (2012-07-29 21:27:52)


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#10 2012-07-29 21:46:59

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Moving everything shouldn't change anything.


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#11 2012-07-29 21:58:37

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

Ok ,I was going to ask to you to show the steps but suddenly I realized that I have got it...
Actually I answered my question in post #9

Thanks for your time bro, "talking to you made my crazy mind to work"


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#12 2012-07-29 22:35:23

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Re: Help with qudratic equation

You're welcome. But I am sure you are not crazy.


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