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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-033

Solve the equation  `6p^2-p-7=0`  for `p`.  (2 marks)

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`x=7/6 \ text{or}\ -1`

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`6p^2-p-7` `=0`
`(6p-7)(p+1)` `=0`

 

`6p-7` `=0` `text{or}\ \ \ \ p=-1`
`p` `=7/6`  

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

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