SOLUTION: Please help w/ the following: 2x^-2+3x^-1+1=0 Thank you.

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Question 59097: Please help w/ the following:
2x^-2+3x^-1+1=0
Thank you.

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let

(2p+1)(p+1)=0
2p+1=0 and p+1=0
2p+1-1=0-1 and p+1-1=0-1
2p=-1 and p=-1
2p/2=-1/2 and p=-1
p=-1/2 and p=-1
But we want to know what x is so let
and
and
and
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Check:





x=-2 checks out.
:



x=-1 checks out too.
Happy Calculating!!!

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