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Someone please help me with this-example-1

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Answer:

3/2 and -2

Explanation:

The quadratic formula is
x=(-b+/-√(b^2-4ac) )/(2a). Here a=2, b=1, and c=-6.

Substitute and you'll have:


x=(-b+/-√(b^2-4ac) )/(2a) =(-1+/-√(1^2-4(2)(-6)) )/(2(2))=(-1+/-√(1+48) )/(4))


(-1+/-√(1+48) )/(4)=(-1+/-√(49) )/(4)=(-1+/-7 )/(4)= (3)/(2) , -2


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