SOLUTION: Having trouble solving {{{3x^2+5x-6=0}}}, tried the problem solver and got a particularly complicated solution that I can't prove.

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Question 285634: Having trouble solving 3x%5E2%2B5x-6=0, tried the problem solver and got a particularly complicated solution that I can't prove.
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
For polynomial ax^2+bx+c=0. You have a=3, b=5, c=-6. You plug those into the equation above and simplify radicals as necessary.
(1/6)(-5+/-sqrt(97)