Answer:
x = -0.2 and x = -3.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Combine like terms in the given equation, by subtracting 2x^2 from both sides:
6x^2 + 15x + 3 = 2x^2
-2x^2 = -2x^2
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4x^2 + 15x + 3 = 0
This is a quadratic equation. We'll find the two solutions using the quadratic equation
-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)
x = ---------------------------
2a
Here the coefficients of the quadratic are a = 4, b = 15 and c = 3.
Thus, the discriminant b^2 - 4ac is 15^2 - 4(4)(3), or +177
and from that we know we'll find two real, unequal roots.
-15 ± √177
The roots are: x = ------------------- , or x = -0.2 and x = -3.5
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