SOLUTION: helpp!! use the quadratic formula x=-b+(small line under the plus sign) sqrt(b^2-4ac)/2a to find the root of the equation x^2-4x-6=0 thank you for your help

Question 140865: helpp!! use the quadratic formula x=-b+(small line under the plus sign) sqrt(b^2-4ac)/2a to find the root of the equation
x^2-4x-6=0 thank you for your help
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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

Negate -4 to get 4

Square -4 to get 16 (note: remember when you square -4, you must square the negative as well. This is because .)

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

So now the expression breaks down into two parts

or

Now break up the fraction

or

Simplify

or

So these expressions approximate to

or

So our solutions are:
or

Notice when we graph , we get:

when we use the root finder feature on a calculator, we find that and .So this verifies our answer

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