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18x^2 - 27x + 4 = 0

 

To find solutions for this equation you need to first factorise it.

So you need to think about the multiples of 18 and 4.

Multiples of 18 are: 1x18, 2x9, 3x6,

And multiples of 4 are: 1x4, 2x2,

 

You now need to think about which multiples to use that would work to get your equation:

 

In this case 6x3 and 4x1 work to get your equation, however, because the 27 is negative, the solution is:

18x^2 -  27 + 4 = (6x - 1)(3x - 4)

You can then check that this answer is true by multiplying out:

 

(6x - 1)(3x - 4) = 18x^2 - 24x - 3x - (-4) = 18x^2 - 27x + 4

Which is correct.

 

So now we know that,

18x^2 - 27x + 4 = (6x - 1)(3x - 4) = 0

So the solutions are,

6x - 1 = 0      and    3x - 4 = 0

6x = 1       and    3x = 4

x = 1/6    and     x = 4/3

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