SOLUTION: Please help me with this. Determin "k" if -2 is a root of 2x^2+ kx +2 =0

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Determin "k" if -2 is a root of
2x^2+ kx +2 =0

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if -2 is a root then it satisfies the equation ... 2(-2)^2+k(-2)+2=0 ... 8-2k+2=0 ... -2k=-10 ... k=5