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What are the roots of -12x2 + 11x − 3 = 0?

User Febeling
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-12x^2+11x-3=0 \\\\ discriminant: \ b^2-4ac=11^2-4 * (-12) * (-3)=121-144=-23

discriminant < 0 , No real roots
User EKW
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This equation is not factor-able, so we can use the quadratic formula.
x=(-11+square root(11^2-4(-12*-3)))/(2*-12)
x=(-11+square root(-23))/(-24)
Since we have the square root of a negative in this equation, there are no real roots for the quadratic.
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