SOLUTION: how would i do the problem 3x^2+4x=7

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……. Write it in the standard form

…….use quadratic formula to solve













…….divide by

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Start with the given equation


Move all of the terms to the left side


Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:


Starting with the general quadratic



the general solution using the quadratic equation is:





So lets solve ( notice , , and )




Plug in a=3, b=4, and c=-7



Square 4 to get 16



Multiply to get



Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)



Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)



Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6

So now the expression breaks down into two parts

or

Lets look at the first part:



Add the terms in the numerator
Divide

So one answer is




Now lets look at the second part:



Subtract the terms in the numerator
Divide

So another answer is


So our solutions are:
or

Notice when we graph , we get:



and we can see that the roots are and . This verifies our answer