SOLUTION: Solve 2x^2 + 12x � 3 = 0. What steps did you use to solve this quadratic equation?

Question 1073083: Solve 2x^2 + 12x � 3 = 0. What steps did you use to solve this quadratic equation?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not factorable. Two choices are general solution formula for quadratic equation, or Complete the Square and solve that way.

Discriminant is .

Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Apply the quadratic formula.

On quadratic formula, see the lessons
    - Introduction into Quadratic Equations
    - PROOF of quadratic formula by completing the square
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic "Quadratic equations".

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