How do you solve #-2t ( t + 2) = - 3#?
2 Answers
Explanation:
Use the distributive property for the left side
Then subtract
Now we can use the quadratic formula with
An equivalent simplified version:
Explanation:
You need to multiply the
You now have a quadratic equation.
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I will use the quadratic formula to solve it.
where
For
Now substitute into the quadratic formula:
Therefore:
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