document.write( "Question 284863: 3x^2-6x-2=0 can you please help me answer this problem, i tried completing the square and the quadratic formula but i cant get the answer \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #206645 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Completing the square.
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5E2-6x-2=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-2x-%282%2F3%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Take (1/2) of the x coefficient, square it, add it to both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29-%282%2F3%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2-%282%2F3%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%5E2=1%2B2%2F3=3%2F3%2B2%2F3=5%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Take the square root of both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29=0+%2B-+sqrt%285%2F3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1+%2B-+sqrt%285%2F3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1+%2B-+sqrt%2815%29%2F3%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Quadratic formula.
\n" ); document.write( "a=3
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\n" ); document.write( "c=-2
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A%28-2%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36%2B24+%29%29%2F%286%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%2860%29%29%2F%286%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%284%2A15%29%29%2F%286%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%286+%2B-+2%2Asqrt%2815%29%29%2F%286%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+1+%2B-+sqrt%2815%29%2F3+\"
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