SOLUTION: Not sure if I submitted my last question right. The problem is to solve the quadratic equation using the Indian method of multiplying each term in the equation by four times the

Question 148748: Not sure if I submitted my last question right.
The problem is to solve the quadratic equation using the Indian method of multiplying each term in the equation by four times the coefficient of the x sqrt 2 term.
The equation is 4x^2 - 4x + 3 = 0
Please help
Ellen
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Divide everything by the leading coefficient 4. We must have a leading coefficient of 1.

Subtract from both sides.

Take half of the coefficient and square it to get . Add this to both sides.

Multiply every term by 4. This will eliminate the denominators.

Combine like terms.

Factor to get .

Take the square root of both sides to eliminate the squares.

or Break up the expression.

or Simplify the square root.

or Add 1 to both sides.

or Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.

So our answers are or

which approximate to or
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