I just need help starting out...
tkhunny Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,339 Jun 22, 2011 #2 Have you studied the solution of Quadratic Equations at all? Factoring? Completing the Square? Quadratic Formula? Any of these will do. Let's see your work.
Have you studied the solution of Quadratic Equations at all? Factoring? Completing the Square? Quadratic Formula? Any of these will do. Let's see your work.
D Deleted member 4993 Guest Jun 22, 2011 #3 natg989 said: I just need help starting out... Click to expand... You do not say - what do you need to do?
natg989 said: I just need help starting out... Click to expand... You do not say - what do you need to do?
W wjm11 Senior Member Joined Nov 13, 2004 Messages 1,417 Jun 22, 2011 #4 You should state that you are required to "solve" for u. Move all your terms to one side and have zero on the other: 15u^2 - 13u - 6 = 0 Now use the Quadratic Formula, with a = 15, b = -13, c = -6. That's it. You will get two answers.
You should state that you are required to "solve" for u. Move all your terms to one side and have zero on the other: 15u^2 - 13u - 6 = 0 Now use the Quadratic Formula, with a = 15, b = -13, c = -6. That's it. You will get two answers.
