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12x2 - 25x + 12 = 0 solve using quadratic forumula

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Answer:


x=0.75 \,\,or \,\, x=(4)/(3)

Explanation:

Recall the quadratic formula that applies for the solutions to a quadratic equation of the form:
ax^2+bx+c=0

which gives the solutions for possible x values as:


x=(-b+/-√(b^2-4ac) )/(2a)

Therefore, for our case we have:


x=(-b+/-√(b^2-4ac) )/(2a) \\x=(25+/-√(25^2-4(12)(12)) )/(2(12)) \\x=(25+/-√(49) )/(24) \\x=(25+/-7 )/(24) \\x=0.75 \,\,or \,\, x=(4)/(3)

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