SOLUTION: Solve the quadratic equation using the Quadratic Formula:
2y^2-y=6
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Question 113992: Solve the quadratic equation using the Quadratic Formula:
2y^2-y=6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation
Subtract 6 from both sides
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for y:
Starting with the general quadratic
the general solution using the quadratic equation is:
So lets solve ( notice , , and )
Plug in a=2, b=-1, and c=-6
Negate -1 to get 1
Square -1 to get 1 (note: remember when you square -1, you must square the negative as well. This is because .)
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 2 to get 4
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
Notice when we graph (just replace y with x), we get:
and we can see that the roots are and . This verifies our answer
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