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-18x2 plus 24x plus 10 equals 0?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

There are two ways to solve this, by factoring or the quadratic formula. I recommend factoring if possible because it is faster.

-18x2 + 24x + 10 = 0

The first thing I see, is that I should factor out a -2 to make this problem more workable.

-2(9x2 - 12x - 5) = 0

The -2 is now irrelevant, so I can cancel it and factor what remains.

(3x + 1)(3x - 5) = 0

Now solve each separate equation for x to get two answers.

3x + 1 = 0, 3x = -1, x = -1/3

3x - 5 = 0, 3x = 5, x = 5/3

ANS: x= -1/3, 5/3

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15y ago

What else can I help you with?