SOLUTION: Solution of 15x2 - 24x - 132 = 0

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Question 769926: Solution of 15x2 - 24x - 132 = 0
Answer by ramkikk66(644)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Dividing by 3

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Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons: For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number. First, we need to compute the discriminant : . Discriminant d=944 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: . Quadratic expression can be factored: Again, the answer is: 3.87245829914744, -2.27245829914744. Here's your graph:

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