SOLUTION: 3x^2+12x+8=0

Question 83030: 3x^2+12x+8=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve for x we can use the quadratic formula:

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable

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=48 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: .

Quadratic expression can be factored:

Again, the answer is: -0.845299461620749, -3.15470053837925. Here's your graph:

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