Thread: solving equation

solve the equation so far i got (x-2) as a factor thats as far as i can seem to get

Hi

You are right !

So you can factor by which will give a second degree polynomial

Originally Posted by william

solve the equation so far i got (x-2) as a factor thats as far as i can seem to get

Hi william,

When you divide by , you get which should be easily solved using the quadratic formula. The quadratic can be factored as well.

Originally Posted by masters

Hi william,

When you divide by , you get which should be easily solved using the quadratic formula. The quadratic can be factored as well.

i got 1.5 and -0.3 is that correct?

Originally Posted by william

i got 1.5 and -0.3 is that correct?

Actually, when you solve by factoring , you get:



So, the roots are:

and .

So, one of your roots was correct. You don't want to round off the other one to -.3

Leave it as a fraction.