document.write( "Question 178678: How do you find the zeros of the equation 3x to the second power = 6x + 1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #133660 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you find the zeros of the equation 3x to the second power = 6x + 1 \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Rearrange: \n" ); document.write( "3x^2 - 6x - 1 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = [6 +-sqrt(36 - 4*3*-1)]/6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = [6 +- sqrt(48)]/6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = [6 +- 4sqrt(3)]/6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 1 +- (2/3)sqrt(3) \n" ); document.write( "======================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |