Michael J. answered 03/11/16
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The root is the value of x that makes the right side of the equation equal to zero.
6x2 + 3x = 0
Factor the left side by extracting the GCF.
3x(2x + 1) = 0
Set the factors equal to zero.
3x = 0 and 2x + 1 = 0
Solve the equation for x to get your roots.