SOLUTION: Hi can you please help me solve this problem I don't get it. :
Use the quadratic formula.
X^2-5x=14
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Question 584075: Hi can you please help me solve this problem I don't get it. :
Use the quadratic formula.
X^2-5x=14
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You cannot actually solve the equation as you have written it. Since X and x are two different things, you actually have a single equation in two variables. However, presuming a typo, proceed thus:
Step 1: Put your equation into standard form, i.e. add the opposite of the constant term to both sides so that everything is in the LHS and the RHS contains zero, thus:
For your problem,
, 
, and 
The quadratic formula is:
Just plug in the values for 
, 
, and 
and do the arithmetic.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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