Rearranging the equation: First, we need to rearrange the equation into the standard quadratic form ax2+bx+c=0.So we move all terms to one side of the equation to get:3x2+6x+1=0
Identifying the coefficients: Now, we identify the coefficients for the quadratic formula, where a=3, b=6, and c=1.
Applying the quadratic formula: Next, we apply the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac.Substitute a=3, b=6, and c=1 into the formula to get:x=2(3)−(6)±(6)2−4(3)(1)
Simplifying the terms: Simplify the terms under the square root and the constants:x=6−6±36−12x=6−6±24
Factoring out perfect squares: We can simplify 24 by factoring out perfect squares:24=4×6=26
Substituting back into the equation: Now, we substitute 26 back into the equation:x=6−6±26
Dividing all terms by 2: We can simplify the equation by dividing all terms by 2:x=3−3±6
Matching the solutions to answer choices: Finally, we can see that the solutions match one of the given answer choices:x=3−3±6This corresponds to answer choice (C).
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