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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-033

Solve the equation  `12a^2+8a-15=0`  for `a.`  (2 marks)

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`x=5/6 \ text{or}\ -3/2`

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`12a^2+8a-15` `=0`
`(6a-5)(2a+3)` `=0`

 

`6a-5` `=0` `text{or}\ \ \ \ a=-3/2`
`a` `=5/6`  

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