document.write( "Question 963036: Could someone help me with this problem
\n" ); document.write( "\"Solve using the quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%5E2%2B5x-1=0\"$ \"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #588375 by MathLover1(20849) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%5E2%2B5x-1=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "as you can see, coefficients are: $\"a=3\"$ , $\"b=5\"$ , and $\"c=-1\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+5%5E2-4%2A3%2A%28-1%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+25%2B12+%29%29%2F6+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+37+%29%29%2F6+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%281%2F6%29%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28+37+%29%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "exact solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%281%2F6%29%28-5+%2B+sqrt%28+37+%29%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%281%2F6%29%28-5+-+sqrt%28+37+%29%29+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or, approximate solutions: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%281%2F6%29%28-5+%2B+sqrt%28+37+%29%29+\"$ => $\"x+=0.18+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%281%2F6%29%28-5+-+sqrt%28+37+%29%29+\"$ => $\"x+=1.85\"$ \r
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