SOLUTION: 4x^2=13x+12

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Question 261835: 4x^2=13x+12
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Given:
Rewrite the equation

Use the quadratic equation
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:



For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

Discriminant d=361 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .




Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: 4, -0.75. Here's your graph:

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