SOLUTION: xsquared+x+8=0

Question 86229: xsquared+x+8=0
Answer by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question:

This is a quadratic equation.

You can solve this equation using quadratic formula...
which is given as,

For the quadratic equation ,

Comparing the standard equation and the given equation ....you have,

a = 1, b = 1 and c= 8

so the solution is given by,

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Since square root of (-31) is not possible, the solution will be an imaginary number...

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So the solution is,

or

That is the solution is a complex number..

Hope you found the explanation useful....
Regards.

Praseena.

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