SOLUTION: Select the values of x that are solutions to the inequality 0

SOLUTION: Select the values of x that are solutions to the inequality 0 > x^2 + 5x -2

Question 734576: Select the values of x that are solutions to the inequality 0 > x^2 + 5x -2
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Select the values of x that are solutions to the inequality 0 > x^2 + 5x -2
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The parabola opens up.
Find the x-intercepts:
x = [-5 +- sqrt(25-4*-2)]/2
x = [-5+sqrt(33)]/2 or x = [-5-sqrt(33)]/2
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The solution set is the x-values between those two x-intercepts.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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