document.write( "Question 839553: If the quadratic formula is used to find the solution set of 3x 2 + 4x - 2 = 0, what are the solutions? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #505877 by LinnW(1048) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"3x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+2+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The quadratic formula works with the coefficients
\n" ); document.write( "for an equation of the format
\n" ); document.write( " $\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "For our equation, a = 3, b = 4, and c = -2
\n" ); document.write( "The quadratic equation is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-b+%2B+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$ or $\"%28-b+-+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Working first with $\"%28-b+%2B+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-%284%29+%2B+sqrt%28+%284%29%5E2+-4%283%29%28-2%29%29+%29%2F%282%283%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-4+%2B+sqrt%28+16+%2B+24+%29+%29%2F6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-4+%2B+sqrt%28+40+%29+%29%2F6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-4+%2B+2%2Asqrt%28+10+%29+%29%2F6%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-2+%2B+sqrt%28+10+%29+%29%2F3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Working with $\"%28-b+-+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"$ will give us
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-2+-+sqrt%28+10+%29+%29%2F3%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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