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put this solution on YOUR website!12m2 + 7m = -1 [Add (1) to both sides]
12m^2+7m+1=0
(4m+1)(3m+1)=0
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4m+1=0 [set each factor equal to zero and solve for the x-term]
4m=-1
m=-1/4
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3m+1=0
3m=-1
m=-1/3
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check by plugging either value of x back into the original equation and solve.
