SOLUTION: How do you solve 3hsquared + 2h

SOLUTION: How do you solve 3hsquared + 2h - 16 =0?

Question 592280: How do you solve 3hsquared + 2h - 16 =0?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Notice we have a quadratic equation in the form of where , , and

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for h

Start with the quadratic formula

Plug in , , and

Square to get .

Multiply to get

Rewrite as

Add to to get

Multiply and to get .

Take the square root of to get .

or Break up the expression.

or Combine like terms.

or Simplify.

So the answers are or

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