3a^2-12a-9=0

Solution for 3a^2-12a-9=0 equation:

3a^2-12a-9=0

a = 3; b = -12; c = -9;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -122-4·3·(-9)
Δ = 252
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{252}=\sqrt{36*7}=\sqrt{36}*\sqrt{7}=6\sqrt{7}$
$a_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-12)-6\sqrt{7}}{2*3}=\frac{12-6\sqrt{7}}{6}
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$a_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-12)+6\sqrt{7}}{2*3}=\frac{12+6\sqrt{7}}{6}
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