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Rounded to the nearest hundredth, what is the positive solution to the quadratic equation 0=2x^2+3x-8? 1.99 2.00

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Answer:

1.39

Explanation:

Given the quadratic equation :

2x^2+3x-8 = 0

We could apply the quadratic equation formula :

a = 2 ; b = 3, c = - 8

The formula is stated as :

-b±sqrt(b² - 4ac)/2a

To save computation tune, we could use a calculator :

The roots are : - 2.886 ; 1.386

The positive solution rounded to the nearest hundredth is : 1.39

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