document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112020>Question 1112020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x²-4x-8=-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #727054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=727054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x^2 - 4x - 8 = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll use the quadratic formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2 -4x - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we've got the equation in standard form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 so we can go ahead and use the quadratic formula (-b +- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)/2a:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-(-4) + sqrt((-4)^2 - 4*(3(-2))/2*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (4 + sqrt(16 + 24))/2*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (4 + sqrt(40))/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (4 + 6.325)/6 = 1.72\r<BR>\n" );
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