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Solve the following equation using quadratic formula:

3x2+10x83\sqrt{3}x^2 + 10x - 8\sqrt{3} = 0

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Comparing equation 3x2+10x83\sqrt{3}x^2 + 10x - 8\sqrt{3} = 0 with ax2 + bx + c = 0, we get :

a = 3\sqrt{3}, b = 10 and c = 83-8\sqrt{3}.

By formula,

x = b±b24ac2a\dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}

Substituting values we get :

x=(10)±(10)24×3×(83)2×(3)=10±100+9623=10±19623=10±1423=2(5±7)23=5±73=5+73 or 573=23 or 123=23 or 4×33=23 or 43.\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-(10) \pm \sqrt{(10)^2 - 4 \times \sqrt{3} \times (-8\sqrt{3})}}{2\times(\sqrt{3})} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-10 \pm \sqrt{100 + 96}}{2\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-10 \pm \sqrt{196}}{2\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-10 \pm 14}{2\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2(-5 \pm 7)}{2\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-5 \pm 7}{\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-5 + 7}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ or } \dfrac{-5 - 7}{\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ or } \dfrac{-12}{\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ or } \dfrac{-4 \times 3}{\sqrt{3}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ or } -4\sqrt{3}.

Hence, x={23,43}x = \Big{\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}, -4\sqrt{3}\Big}.

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