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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-031

Solve the equation  `3q^2-10q-8=0`  for `q.`  (2 marks)

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`q=-2/3 \ text{or}\ 4`

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`3q^2-10q-8` `=0`
`(3q+2)(q-4)` `=0`

 

`3q+2` `=0` `text{or}\ \ q=4`
`q` `=-2/3`  

Filed Under: Quadratics and Cubics Tagged With: num-title-ct-pathc, smc-4386-35-Quadratics (Non-monic)

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