SOLUTION: Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. 8=-5x^2+3x

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Question 961949: Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation.
8=-5x^2+3x

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8=-5x^2+3x
5x^2-3x+8=0
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Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:



For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

The discriminant -151 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.


In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -151 is + or - .

The solution is

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