Solve the quadratic equation $\frac{1}{4}x^2-3x-2=0$

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$x=\left(3+\sqrt{11}\right)\cdot 2,\:x=\left(3-\sqrt{11}\right)\cdot 2$
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To find the roots of a polynomial of the form $ax^2+bx+c$ we use the quadratic formula, where in this case $a=\frac{1}{4}$, $b=-3$ and $c=-2$. Then substitute the values of the coefficients of the equation in the quadratic formula: $\displaystyle x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

$x=\frac{3\pm \sqrt{{\left(-3\right)}^2-4\cdot -2\cdot \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}}{2\cdot \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}$

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$x=\frac{3\pm \sqrt{{\left(-3\right)}^2-4\cdot -2\cdot \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}}{2\cdot \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}$

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Learn how to solve problems step by step online. Solve the quadratic equation 1/4x^2-3x+-2=0. To find the roots of a polynomial of the form ax^2+bx+c we use the quadratic formula, where in this case a=\frac{1}{4}, b=-3 and c=-2. Then substitute the values of the coefficients of the equation in the quadratic formula: \displaystyle x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}. Simplifying. To obtain the two solutions, divide the equation in two equations, one when \pm is positive (+), and another when \pm is negative (-). Divide fractions \frac{3+\sqrt{11}}{\frac{1}{2}} with Keep, Change, Flip: a\div \frac{b}{c}=\frac{a}{1}\div\frac{b}{c}=\frac{a}{1}\times\frac{c}{b}=\frac{a\cdot c}{b}.

Final answer to the problem

$x=\left(3+\sqrt{11}\right)\cdot 2,\:x=\left(3-\sqrt{11}\right)\cdot 2$

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