SOLUTION: Solve 8x2 + 6x + 5 = 0.

Question 916678: Solve 8x2 + 6x + 5 = 0.
Answer by josh_jordan(263) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You will use the quadratic formula to solve for x. Recall that the quadratic formula is as follows:

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At this point, we will be using imaginary numbers, since the number inside the square root is negative. When we factor 124, we see that 4 x 31 = 124. We can then reduce the root to . We now have

(Ignore the ( between the +- symbol. It automatically formatted that way)

Next, we can factor out a 2 from the numerator, reducing our numerator and denominator to the following, which is our final answer:

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