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algebra senior

Problem

Find the mean of all solutions for when .
Solution
First, we factor the equation as . So, one solution is and the other two solutions are the solutions to . We could either factor the quadratic, or note that the sum of the solutions to this quadratic is , so the mean of the three solutions to the original equation is .
Final answer
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