SOLUTION: Sir/Madam, A pleasant day! Please help me understand how to solve this problem. Find the value of k so that the equation is: 2x^2+kx-15=0, has one root of 3 Thank you ve

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Question 767354: Sir/Madam,
A pleasant day! Please help me understand how to solve this problem. Find the value of k so that the equation is:
2x^2+kx-15=0, has one root of 3
Thank you very much for your help!

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I would use the quadratic formula:






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If one of the roots is , I can say:



Square both sides


answer
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I'll see if this works





and, also.





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OK


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