document.write( "Question 373991: Please help me solve this equation [6xsquare +11x+60} \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #266193 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Is the equation \"6x%5E2%2B11x%2B60=0\" ??? If so, then...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%5E2%2B11x%2B60=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"6x%5E2%2B11x%2B60\" is in the form of \"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\" where \"A=6\", \"B=11\", and \"C=60\"\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-%2811%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%2811%29%5E2-4%286%29%2860%29+%29%29%2F%282%286%29%29\" Plug in \"A=6\", \"B=11\", and \"C=60\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+121-4%286%29%2860%29+%29%29%2F%282%286%29%29\" Square \"11\" to get \"121\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+121-1440+%29%29%2F%282%286%29%29\" Multiply \"4%286%29%2860%29\" to get \"1440\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+-1319+%29%29%2F%282%286%29%29\" Subtract \"1440\" from \"121\" to get \"-1319\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-11+%2B-+sqrt%28+-1319+%29%29%2F%2812%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"6\" to get \"12\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-11+%2B-+i%2Asqrt%281319%29%29%2F%2812%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+=+%28-11%2Bi%2Asqrt%281319%29%29%2F%2812%29\" or \"x+=+%28-11-i%2Asqrt%281319%29%29%2F%2812%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x+=+%28-11%2Bi%2Asqrt%281319%29%29%2F%2812%29\" or \"x+=+%28-11-i%2Asqrt%281319%29%29%2F%2812%29\"
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