How do you solve 3x215x+18=0 using the quadratic formula?

1 Answer
Jul 10, 2016

The answers are x=2,3.

Explanation:

The quadratic formula is:

x=b±b24ac2a

And in your polynomial:
a=3
b=15
c=18

So plugging those in we get:

x=15±152431823
=15±2252166
=15±96
=15±36

So our two answers are:

x=1536=126=2
and
x=15+36=186=3