SOLUTION: The graph of f(x) = x2 + x - 30 is shown. What are the roots of x2 + x - 30 = 0? https://takeexam.next.ecollege.com/ec/pub/K12Content/Courses/resources/swfs/media/Ninth

SOLUTION: The graph of f(x) = x2 + x - 30 is shown. What are the roots of x2 + x - 30 = 0? https://takeexam.next.ecollege.com/ec/pub/K12Content/Courses/resources/swfs/media/Ninth_Grade

Question 712243:
The graph of f(x) = x2 + x - 30 is shown. What are the roots of x2 + x - 30 = 0?
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That ^^ is the graph. Thank you :)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The graph doesn't work (something about a log in error, but I don't know)

Anyways, you can factor x^2 + x - 30 to get (x - 5)(x + 6)

So

x^2 + x - 30 = 0

is the same as

(x - 5)(x + 6) = 0

which breaks up into

x - 5 = 0 or x + 6 = 0

Solve each equation for x to get your two roots
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