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Multiply through by 9: 9m^2+12m+5=0. m=(-12+sqrt(144-180))/18, but the sqrt argument is -36, which means the quadratic has complex roots (real+imaginary), which are: m=(-2+i)/3 and -(2+i)/3.

This can also be seen by completing the square: 9m^2+12m+4 +1=0; (3m+2)^2=-1; 3m+2=+i, so m=(-2+i)/3.

If the equation had been m^2+(4/3)m-(5/9)=0, leading to 9m^2+12m-5=0, it would have factorised: (3m+5)(3m-1)=0, giving m=-5/3 or 1/3.

 

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