Question

Use the quadratic formula to solve the following: 3x^2-5x-2=0 This equation has____.

a.2 solutions - one is an integer and the other is not
only one solution
b.2 solutions and neither are integers
c.2 solutions and both are integers
d.no solutions​

Answer 1

Answer:

A.) 2 solutions -- one is an integer, the other is not.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation looks like this when input into the quadratic formula...

$x = \frac{5\sqrt{5^2-4(3)(-2)} }{6}$

Once you solve this particular equation -- through a variety of steps, the two roots are 2 and -1/3.

2 is an integer and 1/3 is not.

Good luck on the bellwork >:)