SOLUTION: What is the solution for {{{2x^2+7x+1=0}}} using the quadratic formula? Please explain how you got the answer in steps.

Question 120363: What is the solution for using the quadratic formula? Please explain how you got the answer in steps.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve ( notice , , and )

Plug in a=2, b=7, and c=1

Square 7 to get 49

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

Now break up the fraction

or

So these expressions approximate to

or

So our solutions are:
or

Notice when we graph , we get:

when we use the root finder feature on a calculator, we find that and .So this verifies our answer

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