SOLUTION: Solve for x. 1+ 10 over x + 26 over x^2 = 0 i could not write this out so i had to spell it out, i hope you can understand this.

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Question 339253: Solve for x.
1+ 10 over x + 26 over x^2 = 0
i could not write this out so i had to spell it out, i hope you can understand this.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1+ 10 over x + 26 over x^2 = 0
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1 + (10/x) + (26/x^2) = 0
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Multiply thru by x^2 to get:
x^2 + 10x + 26 = 0
x = [-10 +- sqrt(100-4*26)]/2
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x = [-10 +- sqrt(-4)]/2
x = [-10 +- 2i]/2
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x = -5+i or x = -5-i
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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