How do you solve 3 x 2 = 9 4 x + 6 3 π₯ 2 = 9 4 π₯ + 6 ?
To solve the equation \(3x^2 = \frac{9}{4}x + 6\):
1. **Clear the fraction:** Multiply both sides of the equation by 4 to eliminate the fraction.
\[
4 \cdot 3x^2 = 4 \cdot \frac{9}{4}x + 4 \cdot 6
\]
\[
12x^2 = 9x + 24
\]
2. **Rearrange the equation to standard quadratic form \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\):**
\[
12x^2 - 9x - 24 = 0
\]
3. **Solve the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula \(x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}\), where \(a = 12\), \(b = -9\), and \(c = -24\):**
\[
x = \frac{-(-9) \pm \sqrt{(-9)^2 - 4 \cdot 12 \cdot (-24)}}{2 \cdot 12}
\]
\[
x = \frac{9 \pm \sqrt{81 + 1152}}{24}
\]
\[
x = \frac{9 \pm \sqrt{1233}}{24}
\]
4. **Simplify the square root if possible, and then simplify the fractions:**
\[
\sqrt{1233} \approx 35.11 \quad \text{(since 1233 is not a perfect square, the exact square root is irrational)}
\]
\[
x = \frac{9 \pm 35.11}{24}
\]
This gives two solutions:
\[
x = \frac{9 + 35.11}{24} \approx \frac{44.11}{24} \approx 1.837
\]
\[
x = \frac{9 - 35.11}{24} \approx \frac{-26.11}{24} \approx -1.088
\]
So, the approximate solutions are:
\[
x \approx 1.837 \quad \text{and} \quad x \approx -1.088
\]
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