document.write( "Question 315637: how can i solve this problem using quadratic formula
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Algebra.Com's Answer #225827 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%5E2%2B3x%2B27=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"12x%5E2%2B3x%2B27\" is in the form of \"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\" where \"A=12\", \"B=3\", and \"C=27\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"x\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%283%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%283%29%5E2-4%2812%29%2827%29+%29%29%2F%282%2812%29%29\" Plug in \"A=12\", \"B=3\", and \"C=27\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+9-4%2812%29%2827%29+%29%29%2F%282%2812%29%29\" Square \"3\" to get \"9\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+9-1296+%29%29%2F%282%2812%29%29\" Multiply \"4%2812%29%2827%29\" to get \"1296\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+-1287+%29%29%2F%282%2812%29%29\" Subtract \"1296\" from \"9\" to get \"-1287\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+-1287+%29%29%2F%2824%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"12\" to get \"24\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+3i%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%2824%29\" Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-3%2B3i%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%2824%29\" or \"x+=+%28-3-3i%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%2824%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1%2Bi%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%288%29\" or \"x+=+%28-1-i%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%288%29\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x+=+%28-1%2Bi%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%288%29\" or \"x+=+%28-1-i%2Asqrt%28143%29%29%2F%288%29\"
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