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Using the quadratic formula to solve 7x^2-x-7=0

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7x^(2) - x - 7 = 0

x = \frac{-(-1) \± \sqrt{(-1)^(2) - 4(7)(-7)}}{2(7)}

x = (1 \± √(1 + 196))/(14)

x = (1 \± √(197))/(14)

x = (1 + √(197))/(14)
or
x = (1 - √(197))/(14)
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