SOLUTION: Express the quadratic equation (p+3)(p+2)+7p/8 = p in the format ax^2+bx+c = 0

SOLUTION: Express the quadratic equation (p+3)(p+2)+7p/8 = p in the format ax^2+bx+c = 0

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Question 762887: Express the quadratic equation (p+3)(p+2)+7p/8 = p in the format ax^2+bx+c = 0
Answer by sachi(548) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(p+3)(p+2)+7p/8 = p
or p^2+3p+2p+6+7p/8=p
or p^2+5p+6+7p/8=p
or 8p^2+40p+48+7p=8p multiplying 8 on both sides
or 8p^2+39p+48=0 required eqn
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