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Determine the zeroes of P(x)=3x²−7x+10:

a) x= 7+√11/6 and x= 7−√11/6
b) x= 7+√19/6 and x= 7−√19/6
c) x= 7+√17/6 and x= 7−√17/6
d) x= 7+√13/6 and x= 7−√13/6

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Final answer:

The quadratic function P(x)=3x²−7x+10 does not have real zeroes because the discriminant is negative, which means the solutions are complex numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the zeroes of the quadratic function P(x)=3x²−7x+10, we can use the quadratic formula, which is given by:

x = −b ± √(b² − 4ac) / (2a)

For P(x)=3x²−7x+10, the coefficients are: a=3, b=−7, and c=10. Plugging these into the quadratic formula:

x = (7 ± √(49 − 4 * 3 * 10)) / (2 * 3)

x = (7 ± √(49 − 120)) / 6)

x = (7 ± √(−71)) / 6)

Because the discriminant (−71) is negative, this means the quadratic function does not have real zeroes. Instead, the solutions are complex numbers, and thus none of the given options a) to d) are correct.

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