How do you solve the equation #4x^2-8x=5# by graphing?
1 Answer
Mar 5, 2017
Explanation:
To solve this equation graphically first rewrite the equation as:
Consider the LHS to be
Now plot the graph of
graph{4x^2-8x-5 [-20.27, 20.28, -10.13, 10.14]}
The solutions for x can be seen as the intercepts of the graph with the
By zooming in on the graph above, these can be sen to be:
-0.5 and +2.5
To check this result consider:
Thus: