Question:
Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization:
$48 x^{2}-13 x-1=0$
Solution:
We have been given
$48 x^{2}-13 x-1=0$
$48 x^{2}-16 x+3 x-1=0$
$16 x(3 x-1)+1(3 x-1)=0$
$(16 x+1)(3 x-1)=0$
Therefore,
$16 x+1=0$
$16 x=-1$
$x=\frac{-1}{16}$
or,
$3 x-1=0$
$3 x=1$
$x=\frac{1}{3}$
Hence, $x=\frac{-1}{16}$ or $x=\frac{1}{3}$