SOLUTION: How do you solve 0=3x^2 -5x+1 ?

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Question 1069: How do you solve 0=3x^2 -5x+1 ?
Answer by usyim88hk(157) About Me  (Show Source):
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Just use the quadratic formula
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
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So x+=+%28%285%2B-sqrt%28%28-5%29%5E2-4%283%29%281%29%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29%29
x=%28%285%2B-sqrt%2813%29%29%2F6%29
x=8.6/6 or 1.4/6
x=1.433 or 0.233