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Here is the problem: 11x squared plus 24x plus 11 equals 0.

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A quadratic equation in x: solve with the quadratic formula.

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Start with the equation.

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Move every term to one side to get standard form.

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Compute the discriminant.

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delta greater than 0, so there are two distinct real roots.

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Apply the quadratic formula.

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Simplify the square root.

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Reduce the fraction.

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So the answer is x equals (negative 12 minus the square root of 23 over 11 approximately negative 1.5268938 or x equals (negative 12 plus the square root of 23 over 11 approximately negative 0.65492441.

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The quadratic formula gives every solution of ax squared plus bx plus c equals 0.

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x equals negative 1.5268938: left side equals 0, right side equals 0, which checks out.

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x equals negative 0.65492441: left side equals 0, right side equals 0, which checks out.