SOLUTION: How many solutions are there to tile equation t^2 = |3t – 2|?

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Question 1081800: How many solutions are there to tile equation t^2 = |3t – 2|?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3t-2 positive or zero
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Two solutions here



3t-2 negative
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Two DIFFERENT solutions in this case

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FOUR solutions
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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it is same as

so, we have:
or
if , we have
......factor completely




solutions: and
and
if , we have

.........cannot be factor completely,souse quadratic formula




exact solutions:


approximate solutions:


so, you have four solutions all together:



(or )
(or )



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