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Question 97770: Please Help ME! how do you solve this as a quadratic equation??
+%281%2F12%29x%5E2%2B3=x+
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lease Help ME! how do you solve this as a quadratic equation??
+%281%2F12%29x%5E2%2B3=x+
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First get rid of the fraction, multiply the equation by 12, resulting in:
x^2 + 36 = 12x
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Arrange as quadratic equation:
x^2 - 12x + 36 = 0
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This is a perfect square and is easily factored:
(x-6)(x-6) = 0
x = +6
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Check in original equation
+%281%2F12%296%5E2+%2B+3+=+6+
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+%281%2F12%2936+%2B+3+=+6+
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+3+%2B+3+=+6