SOLUTION: Solve the following equation or inequalities {{{6x^2+ 7x=5}}}

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Question 173450: Solve the following equation or inequalities
6x%5E2%2B+7x=5
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6x%5E2%2B+7x=5

Put the quadratic into standard form:

6x%5E2%2B+7x-5=0

This does factor, but it is a little tricky. You can just use the quadratic formula and get the two roots pretty quickly:

x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A6%2A%28-5%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A6%29+

You can do your own arithmetic, just remember to consider both the positive and negative square roots so that you derive both roots of the equation. Hint: sqrt%28169%29=13