SOLUTION: Solve the following equation for x by using the quadratic formula: 2x^2 + 8x + 3 = 0

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Question 39025: Solve the following equation for x by using the quadratic formula:
2x^2 + 8x + 3 = 0
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Solve the following equation for x by using the quadratic formula:
2x^2 + 8x + 3 = 0
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 2x%5E2%2B8x%2B3+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%288%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A3=40.

Discriminant d=40 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: +x%5B12%5D+=+%28-8%2B-sqrt%28+40+%29%29%2F2%5Ca.

x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%288%29%2Bsqrt%28+40+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-0.41886116991581
x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%288%29-sqrt%28+40+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-3.58113883008419

Quadratic expression 2x%5E2%2B8x%2B3 can be factored:
2x%5E2%2B8x%2B3+=+2%28x--0.41886116991581%29%2A%28x--3.58113883008419%29
Again, the answer is: -0.41886116991581, -3.58113883008419. Here's your graph:
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+2%2Ax%5E2%2B8%2Ax%2B3+%29

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Stan H.