If the quadratic expression k x 2 − 3 k x + 9 is a perfect square, what is the value of k ?
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u are assuming that k cant be 0 because it wouldnt be a quadratic expression,then?
To be a perfect square, its discriminant must equal 0 : 9 k 2 − 4 ⋅ 9 k = 0 ⇒ k ( k − 4 ) = 0 So the solutions should be, 0 or 4 , but if we use k = 0 the expression is not quadratic, so the answer is 4
Kx²-3kx+9 is the expression.Therefore,
Zero of the equation is Kx²-3x+9=0
Let the roots be β&β.so,
β+β=3k/k (sum of roots are -b/a)
Therefore, β=3/2
β²=9/k (product of roots are c/a)
9/4=9/k
Therefore,K=4
(2x-9)². =4x²-12x+9 Is the same as kx²-3kx+9. So k=4
It is ( 2 x − 3 ) 2 = 4 x 2 − 1 2 x + 9 , right?
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We can apply the formula: ( a − b ) 2 = a 2 − 2 a b + b 2 . In our case a = k x , b = 3 .
k x 2 − 3 k x + 9 = ( k x − 3 ) 2 = k x 2 − 6 k x + 9 ⇒ 3 k x = 6 k x ⇒ k = 2 k ⇒ k = 2 ⇒ k = 4
Note: k = 0 is also a solution to the equation, but it would not be quadratic expression.