SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation 5x^2 + 33x -14 = 0 i know the answer is 0.4 but dont know how to show this or to work it out the proper way

Question 14446: please help me solve this equation 5x^2 + 33x -14 = 0 i know the answer is 0.4 but dont know how to show this or to work it out the proper way
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that quadratic equations have two solutions: The two solutions may be identical or they may be different, but there will be two of 'em.
This can be factored.
Apply the zero products principle.
or
If , then and So,
If , then
The two roots are:
x = 0.4
x = -7
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