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Solve for u.u^2-u-12=0If there is more than one solution, separate them with commas.If there is no solution, click on "No solution."

Solve for u.u^2-u-12=0If there is more than one solution, separate them with commas-example-1
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we have the quadratic equation


u^2-u-12=0

we have that

a=1

b=-1

c=-12

Applying the formula to solve a quadratic equation


u=(-(-1)\pm√(-1^2-4(1)(-12)))/(2(1))
u=(1\pm7)/(2)

The values of u are

u=4 and u=-3

therefore

The answer is

u=-3,4

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