Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - The Quadratic Formula - Exercise - Page 367: 23

Answer

$-1.379, \ or, \ -0.121$

Work Step by Step

For the equation $6x^2 +9x +1= 0$, we use the quadratic formula as follows $$ x=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2}-4 a c}}{2 a}, \\ a=6, \quad b=9, \quad c=1 .$$ That is, $$ x=\frac{-9\pm \sqrt{81-24}}{2(6) }=-1.379, \ or, \ -0.121 .$$
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