Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Appendix A - A.4 - Quadratic Equations - Exercises - Page 560: 18

Answer

$x = \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{3}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$12x^{2} + 10x = 12$ $12x^{2} + 10x - 12= 0$ $2(6x^{2} + 5x - 6) = 0$ Find two numbers that can be multiplied together to get $-36$ and can be added together to get $5$. $= -4$ and $9$ $2[6x^{2} - 4x + 9x - 6] = 0$ $2[2x(3x - 2) + 3(3x - 2)] = 0$ $2(2x + 3)(3x-2) = 0$ $2x + 3 = 0$ $2x = -3$ $x = -\frac{3}{2}$ $3x - 2 = 0$ $3x = 2$ $x = \frac{2}{3}$ $x = \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{3}{2}$
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