#Solving for x

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keen pasture
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I need help ASAP with this question, would be very thankful.

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barren laurel
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I can help

keen pasture
barren laurel
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so first you need the formula for area of a rectangle

keen pasture
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B*h

barren laurel
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and isnt 75 the area

keen pasture
barren laurel
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so the equation would 75 = B x h

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then plug in the b and height

keen pasture
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Correct

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Did so, I got a quadratic

barren laurel
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woops

keen pasture
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6x^2+3x-9=75

barren laurel
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yup

keen pasture
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Correct?

barren laurel
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i think

keen pasture
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Okay, I move 75

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6x^2+3x-84=0

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Correct?

barren laurel
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you can sure

keen pasture
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Then I simplify?

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To 2x^2+x-14=0

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Wait that's wrong

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Ignore that

barren laurel
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bruh i need to do the problem

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then ill help u

keen pasture
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Okay

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Thanks

keen pasture
barren laurel
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are you trying to solve for x?

keen pasture
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I found out how to do it

keen pasture
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I got 3.5 and -4

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And you use the 3.5 as it is positive

barren laurel
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mhm

keen pasture
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Ty for your time

barren laurel
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you can legit plug the equation into desmos

keen pasture
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What's desmos

barren laurel
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