SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 3x^2 - 9x + 1 = 0

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Question 694354: Please help me solve this equation: 3x^2 - 9x + 1 = 0
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x%5E2+-+9x+%2B+1+=+0...use quadratic formula

x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ..you have a=3,b=-9, and c=1

x+=+%28-%28-9%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-9%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A1+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+

x+=+%289+%2B-+sqrt%2881-12%29%29%2F6+

x+=+%289+%2B-+sqrt%2869%29%29%2F6+

x+=+%289+%2B-+8.3066238629180748525842627449075%29%2F6+

x+=+%289+%2B-+8.31%29%2F6+

solutions:

x+=+%289+%2B+8.31%29%2F6+
x+=+17.31%2F6+
x+=+2.885+
or
x+=+%289+-+8.31%29%2F6+
x+=+0.69%2F6+
x+=+0.115+