SOLUTION: please solve: x^2+4x+6=0

Question 490307: please solve: x^2+4x+6=0
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

.....use quadratic formula

Solved by pluggable solver: Quadratic Formula

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve ( notice , , and )

Plug in a=1, b=4, and c=6

Square 4 to get 16

Multiply to get

Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2

After simplifying, the quadratic has roots of

or

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