SOLUTION: solve by quadratic equation and graph x2-3x-1=0

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Question 1063446: solve by quadratic equation and graph
x2-3x-1=0
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-3x-1=0
x=(1/2)(3+/- sqrt (9+4)
x=(1/2)(3+ sqrt 13) and (1/2) (3- sqrt 13)
numerically, this is 3.31 and -0.3
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