SOLUTION: please solve this using quadratic equatin with factoring method m^2/18 - m/6 - 1 = 0

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Question 119082: please solve this using quadratic equatin with factoring method
m^2/18 - m/6 - 1 = 0
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume you mean to solve this using the factoring method
m%5E2%2F18 - m%2F6 - 1 = 0
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Get rid of the denominator; multiply equation by 18 (every term * 18); results:
m^2 - 3m - 18 = 0
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This factors easily to:
(m - 6)(m + 3) = 0
:
m = +6
and
m = -3
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Check this by substitution in the original equation using m = -3
-3%5E2%2F18 - -3%2F6 - 1 = 0
9%2F18 - %28-1%2F2%29 - 1 =
1%2F2 + 1%2F2 - 1 = 0
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You can check the m=+6 solution