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alones (alones):

Help meee /.<

alones (alones):

Solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula. \[3x^2 + 5x + 1 = 0\]

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

oh i literally just did this

alones (alones):

Good for you >.>

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

I will leave it to the professionals, since I am a mere amateur at this

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

You have an equation in the form \[\large ax^2 + bx + c=0\] The quadratic formula states \[\large x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}\]

alones (alones):

Yeah a=3 b=5 c=1 aaaa what' snext, it's stuck in my brain

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Exactly! so now you just plug in each of those numbers for their corresponding variables a = 3 b = 5 c = 1 \[\large \frac{-(5) \pm \sqrt{(5)^2 - 4(3)(1)}}{2(3)} \]

alones (alones):

Oh thanks, let me do this :3

alones (alones):

OKay

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Okay :D

alones (alones):

DAMN IT DIDN'T POST! >.<

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Lol uh oh...start over! >:D lol

alones (alones):

sUREEE

alones (alones):

Okay \[x=\frac{ 5-\sqrt{13} }{ 6 }\]

alones (alones):

Yay it works xP

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

hmm, it does? Because that should be a -5 on top there :)

alones (alones):

wait what o.o

alones (alones):

o.m.g. well okay let me draw it

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Well remember the equation was \(\large x = \frac{\color \red{-}5 \pm \sqrt{(5)^2-4(3)(1)}}{2(3)}\)

alones (alones):

Yeah it was :3

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

So when you simplify that down you get \[\large x = \frac{-5 \pm \sqrt{13}}{6}\] WHICH OF COURSE!!!! you then split up into 2 equations since you have a \(\large \pm\) sign So your 2 answers are then?

alones (alones):

YAASS THAT'S WHAT I GOT

alones (alones):

Oh lol okay so basically i get\[\frac{ 5-\sqrt{13} }{ 6 }, \frac{ 5+\sqrt{13} }{ 6 }\]

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Argh...where is that negative sign in front of the 5 missy! >.<

alones (alones):

UGHHH okay iyt's stays there imaginary :3

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Lol okay I'll deal with that XD as long as it's there in some sense haha

alones (alones):

Fine fine fine take it\[\frac{ -5\sqrt{13} }{ 6 },\frac{ 5+\sqrt{13} }{ 6}\]

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Lol I'm just going to type it for you XD :P \[\large \frac{-5 + \sqrt{13}}{6} , \frac{-5 - \sqrt{13}}{6}\]

alones (alones):

Oh damn I made a mistake in the second one again x'P Sorry LOL thansk

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

Lol I just wanted to close the case XD \( \LaTeX \) can be terrible sometimes haha

alones (alones):

Oh yea yeaa, liek i was trying to post it, and turnsw out, it justposted "okay" >.>

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