How do you solve 3x^2+10=118?

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EZ as pi
Sep 26, 2016

x = +-6

Explanation:

While this is a quadratic and we would usually make it equal to 0, this is a special case in that there is no term in x.
Move the constants to the right side.

3x^2 = 118-10

3x^2 = 108" "larrdiv by 3

x^2 = 36" "larr find square root of both sides

x = +-sqrt36

x = +-6

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