SOLUTION: Can I please get some help to solve the following quadratic equation by using the factorising method? Thank you 2xsquared - 11x - 6 = 0

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Question 808459: Can I please get some help to solve the following quadratic equation by using the factorising method? Thank you
2xsquared - 11x - 6 = 0
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x%5E2+-+11x+-+6+=+0....write -11x as x-12x
2x%5E2%2Bx-12x-6++=+0.....group
%282x%5E2%2Bx%29-%2812x%2B6%29++=+0
x%282x%2B1%29-6%282x%2B1%29++=+0
%28x-6%29%282x%2B1%29+=+0
if %28x-6%29+=+0 => x=6
if +%282x%2B1%29+=+0 => 2x=-1=> x=-1%2F2

+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+2x%5E2+-+11x+-+6%29+