SOLUTION: Use the quadratic formula to solve the euation. If the equation has no real number solutions, so state. 3x^2 + x - 3 = 0

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Question 247972: Use the quadratic formula to solve the euation. If the equation has no real number solutions, so state.
3x^2 + x - 3 = 0
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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This must have real solutions. Anytime the lead coefficient and the constant term have opposite signs, a quadratic equation has real solutions.

For:



, , and

The formula is:



Plug in the numbers and do the arithmetic.


John