document.write( "Question 50864: Please can you help me find x \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "((( 3x² - 6x + 1 = 0 ))) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #33937 by Cintchr(481) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+3x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+1+=+0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This can not be factored ... use the quadratic formula.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the values for a, b, and c
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-%28-6%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A%283%29%2A%281%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solving step by step .... -(-6) = 6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%2A%283%29%2A%281%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( ".... (-6)^2= 36
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-4%2A%283%29%2A%281%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( ".... 4 * 3 = 12
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-12%2A%281%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( ".... 12 * 1 = 12
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-12+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "... 36 - 12 = 24
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+24+%29%29%2F%282%2A%283%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( ".... 2 * 3 = 6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+24+%29%29%2F%286%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( ".... sqrt24 = 2sqrt6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%286+%2B-+2sqrt%28+6+%29%29%2F%286%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Reduce the fraction
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%283+%2B-+sqrt%28+6+%29%29%2F%283%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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