SOLUTION: I am preparing to take an Alegra II class and I was doing some practice problems in the book when I came across: 2w squared = 13w + 7 I keep comig up with this problem having

Question 24069: I am preparing to take an Alegra II class and I was doing some practice problems in the book when I came across:
2w squared = 13w + 7
I keep comig up with this problem having a non-solution.
Thank you for your help.
Loletha
Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Subtracting (13w+7) on both sides

We have to now re-write -13w as 2 numbers that when added equal -13 but when multiplied equal -14

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