SOLUTION: 3x^2-2x+1=0 solve the equation and present in solution set notation

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Question 169936: 3x^2-2x+1=0
solve the equation and present in solution set notation
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x^2-2x+1=0
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Factoring the left side:
(3x+1)(x-1) = 0
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Setting each term on the left to zero to find the set:
3x+1 = 0
3x = -1
x = -1/3
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x-1 = 0
x = 1
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Solution set:
x = {-1/3, 1}