SOLUTION: Kindly solve this quadratic equation : 15X²-X -236=0

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Question 971916: Kindly solve this quadratic equation :
15X²-X -236=0
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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15^x^2-x -236=0.
Quadratic equation could work, but I'd look at factors of 236, which are 2 and 118 and 4 and 59
15 *4=60 1*59=1
I want (15x+59) (x-4)=0
x=4, x=-(59/15)

graph+%28300%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-250%2C20%2C15x%5E2-x-236%29, looking for a root at 4 and close to -4