SOLUTION: find the real solutions, using the quadratic equation 3x(x+2)=1

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Question 304624: find the real solutions, using the quadratic equation
3x(x+2)=1

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find the real solutions, using the quadratic equation
3x(x+2)=1
Convert equation to the standard form: ax^2 + bx + c = 0
3x^2 + 6x - 1 = 0
The quadratic formula:

in this problem: a=3; b=6; c=-1

:

:

:

Two solutions

x =
x = .15467
and

x =
x = -2.15467

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