I have to solve each equation and verify my solution graphically... but first, I would like to create the piecewise for |x2−2x+2|=3x−4 to have a reference to know if my solution is extraneous.
I know that I would need to find the solutions for x2−2x+2 (Case 1) and −x2+2x−2 (Case 2), and since it's not factorable, I used the quadratic formula:
[Case 1]
x=2±√(−2)2−4(1)(2)2x=2±√4−82
This is where I got stuck... I'd get −12 in the square root which isn't correct, but my math and variables were right. I don't understand what I did wrong?
[edit] Same thing happened when solving Case 2, where I got −4 in the square root.
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