SOLUTION: Solve -3(x+2)^2=-18

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Question 231269: Solve -3(x+2)^2=-18
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-3(x+2)^2=-18
-3(X^2+4X+4)=-18
-3X^2-12X-12+18=0
3X^2+12X-6=0
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
x=(-12+-SQRT[12^2-4*3*-6])/2*3
x=(-12+-sqrt[144+72])/6
x=(-12+-sqrt216)/6
x=(-12+-14.697)/6
x=(-12+14.697)/6
x=2.697/6
x=.449 ans.
x=(-12-14.697)/6
x=-26.697/6
x=-4.449 ans.