3x2-5x-8=0

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Solution for 3x2-5x-8=0 equation:



3x^2-5x-8=0
a = 3; b = -5; c = -8;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -52-4·3·(-8)
Δ = 121
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{121}=11$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)-11}{2*3}=\frac{-6}{6} =-1 $
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-5)+11}{2*3}=\frac{16}{6} =2+2/3 $

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