SOLUTION: Use the quadratic formula and explain each step as if you were teaching someone who had never used the method before. 3m^2 + 10m +3 = 0

Question 108784: Use the quadratic formula and explain each step as if you were teaching someone who had never used the method before.
3m^2 + 10m +3 = 0
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Solved by pluggable solver: Quadratic Formula

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for m:

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve ( notice , , and )

Plug in a=3, b=10, and c=3

Square 10 to get 100

Multiply to get

Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6

So now the expression breaks down into two parts

or

Lets look at the first part:

Add the terms in the numerator

Divide

So one answer is

Now lets look at the second part:

Subtract the terms in the numerator

Divide

So another answer is

So our solutions are:

or

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