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How many roots does the equation 3x² = 1 - 7x have and what is the nature of the roots

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Rewrite this quadratic in standard form: 3x^2 + 7x - 1.

The coefficients of x are {3, 7, -1}, and so the discriminant is b^2 - 4ac, or

7^2 - 4(3)(-1), or 49 + 12, or 61. Because the discriminant is positive, this quadratic has two real, unequal roots

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