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Solve the quadratic equation 3x²-3x-1=0?
(by using the square method)​

User Tiktak
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Answer:

x=1 and x=-1/3

Explanation:


3x^2-2x-1=0\\\\3(x^2-(2)/(3)x-(1)/(3))=0\\ \\3(x^2-(2)/(3)x-(1)/(3)+(4)/(9))=3((4)/(9))\\ \\ 3(x^2-(2)/(3)x+(1)/(9))=(4)/(3)\\ \\ 3(x-(1)/(3))^2=(4)/(3)\\ \\(x-(1)/(3))^2=(4)/(9)\\ \\x-(1)/(3)=\pm(2)/(3)


x-(1)/(3)=(2)/(3)\\ \\x=(3)/(3)\\ \\x=1


x-(1)/(3)=-(2)/(3)\\ \\x=-(1)/(3)

Therefore, x=1 and x=-1/3

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