SOLUTION: Can you please show me how to work this equation out using the quadratic formula. w^2

SOLUTION: Can you please show me how to work this equation out using the quadratic formula. w^2 - 5w + 5 = 0 Thank you very much

Question 169983: Can you please show me how to work this equation out using the quadratic formula.
w^2 - 5w + 5 = 0
Thank you very much
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Notice we have a quadratic equation in the form of where , , and

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for w

Start with the quadratic formula

Plug in , , and

Negate to get .

Square to get .

Multiply to get

Subtract from to get

Multiply and to get .

or Break up the expression.

So the answers are or

which approximate to or

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