SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation: 2(m+1)²=3m+7

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Question 399231: How do you solve this equation: 2(m+1)²=3m+7
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, unlockmath:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



use quadratic formua:





Answer by unlockmath(1688)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
First let's expand this 2(m+1)²=3m+7 to get:
2m^2+4m+2=3m+7
Subtract 3m+7 from both sides:
2m^2+m-5=0
To solve this we need to plug it into the quadratic formula:
x = -1 +- (sqrt 41)/4
There we go.
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

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