SOLUTION: Solve the following equation by using the quadratic formula. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest. If there is one solution with a multiplicity of two, enter it in both answer

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Question 449451: Solve the following equation by using the quadratic formula. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest. If there is one solution with a multiplicity of two, enter it in both answer boxes.)
24x^2-x-3=0
x = ?
x = ?
Please show me the steps to get the steps.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=24,b=-1,c=-3

b^2-4ac= 1+288
b^2-4ac= 289
sqrt(289 )=17
x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29
x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29
x1=(1+17 )/48
x1=0.38
x2=(1-17 )/48
x2= -0.33