SOLUTION: If one zero of polynomial 3x2=8x+2k+1 is seven times than the other, then find out the zeroes and values of k.

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Question 618980: If one zero of polynomial 3x2=8x+2k+1 is seven times than the other, then find out the zeroes and values of k.
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Re-write your equation in standard form:



Use the quadratic formula where , , and



Which simplifies to



Since one root is 7 times the other:



Solve for , then use that value to calculate the value of the two roots.

John

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