Friday, January 29, 2016

solve the equation:3x^2 +5x -12 = 0 using the formula.

Given the equation:


3x^2 + 5x
-12 = 0


We need to solve for
x.


We will use the formula to find the roots of the
quadratic equations.


We know
that:


x = [ -b +- sqrt(b^2-4ac)/
2a


==> x1= ( -5 +
sqrt(25-4*3*-12)]/2*3


            = (-5 + sqrt(169) /
6


            = (-5 +13)/6 = 8/6 =
4/3


==> x1=
4/3


==> x2= (-5 -13)/6 = -18/6 =
-3


==> x2= -3


Then the
solution for the quadratic equation is:


x= {
4/3 , -3}

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