SOLUTION: Solve using the quadratic formula: x2 – 3x – 3 = 5

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: Solve using the quadratic formula:
x2 – 3x – 3 = 5
This question is from textbook INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

Answer by tutorcecilia(2152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x2 – 3x – 3 -5= 5-5 [Set the equation equal to zero]
x^2 – 3x – 8 = 0
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Plug the values of the coefficients into the quadratic formula:
a=+1
b=-3
c=-8
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Simplify:

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Continue to simplify:

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x = 4.7015 or x = -1.7015
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