Let $p$ be the positive root and $n$ the negative root of the quadratic $3x^2 + 5x - 2.$ What is $6p + 1$?
3x2 + 5x - 2 = (3x - 1)(x + 2)
So, either 3x - 1 = 0 ---> x = ........
or x + 2 = 0 ---> x = .......
And, finish ...