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Question
Solve the quadratic equation 10x2−2x+13=3
. Which of the following expresses its solutions in the form a±bi
?(1 point)
Responses

−110±311√10i
negative Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction plus or minus Start Fraction 3 Start Root 11 End Root over 10 End Fraction i

110±101√10i
Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction plus or minus Start Fraction Start Root 101 End Root over 10 End Fraction i

15±311√5i
Start Fraction 1 over 5 End Fraction plus or minus Start Fraction 3 Start Root 11 End Root over 5 End Fraction i

110±311√10i

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To solve the quadratic equation \(10x^2 - 2x + 13 = 3\), we first move all terms to one side of the equation to set it to zero:

\[
10x^2 - 2x + 13 - 3 = 0
\]
This simplifies to:

\[
10x^2 - 2x + 10 = 0
\]

Now, we can apply the quadratic formula:

\[
x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
\]

Where \(a = 10\), \(b = -2\), and \(c = 10\). Plugging in the values, we first calculate \(b^2 - 4ac\):

\[
b^2 = (-2)^2 = 4
\]
\[
4ac = 4 \cdot 10 \cdot 10 = 400
\]
\[
b^2 - 4ac = 4 - 400 = -396
\]

Since the discriminant is negative (\(-396\)), we will have complex solutions. Now substituting back into the quadratic formula:

\[
x = \frac{-(-2) \pm \sqrt{-396}}{2 \cdot 10}
\]
\[
x = \frac{2 \pm \sqrt{-396}}{20}
\]

To express \(\sqrt{-396}\):

\[
\sqrt{-396} = \sqrt{396}i = \sqrt{4 \cdot 99}i = 2\sqrt{99}i = 2\sqrt{9 \cdot 11}i = 6\sqrt{11}i
\]

Now substituting this back into the equation:

\[
x = \frac{2 \pm 6\sqrt{11}i}{20} = \frac{1 \pm 3\sqrt{11}i}{10}
\]

Thus, the solutions can be expressed as:

\[
x = \frac{1}{10} \pm \frac{3\sqrt{11}}{10}i
\]

Now, looking at the responses you provided, the correct one is:

**Positive \(\frac{1}{10} \pm \frac{3\sqrt{11}}{10} i\)**.

This matches the format:
\[
\frac{1}{10} \pm \frac{3\sqrt{11}}{10}i
\]

So the response is:

**Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction plus or minus Start Fraction 3 Start Root 11 End Root over 10 End Fraction i**.