SOLUTION: What's the best way to solve for x: 3x(squared) - x - 7 = 0

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Question 26864: What's the best way to solve for x:
3x(squared) - x - 7 = 0
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) About Me  (Show Source):
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What's the best way to solve for x:

3x² - x - 7 = 0

The quadratic formula

A=3, B=-1, C= -7
          ______
    -B ± ÖB²-4AC
x = —————————————
        2A

              ______________
     -(-1) ± Ö(-1)²-4(3)(-7)
x = —————————————————————————
           2(3)

          __
     1 ± Ö85
x = ————————
       6

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