SOLUTION: Please help to solve : 4 = 3x^2 + x by using the quadratic formula

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Question 65719This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
: Please help to solve :
4 = 3x^2 + x by using the quadratic formula This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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4=3X^2+X
3X^2+X-4=0
X=(-B+-SQRT[B^2-4AC])/2A
X=(-1+-SQRT[1^2-4*3*-4])/2*3
X=(-1+-SQRT[1+48])/6
X=(-1+-SQRT[49])/6
X=(-1+-7)/6
X=-1/6+-7/6
X=.1666+7/6
X=-.1666+1.1666
X=1 SOLUTION
X=-.1666-1.16666
X=-1.33333 SOLUTION