SOLUTION: x^2 + 2x -5=0
answer: x= -1 +-sqrt(6)
need a break down of how my book got this answer
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Question 184637: x^2 + 2x -5=0
answer: x= -1 +-sqrt(6)
need a break down of how my book got this answer
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This one is a candidate for the quadratic formula:
Your coefficients are: 
, 
, and 
, so:
 \pm sqrt{(2)^2 - 4(1)(-5)}}{2(1)})
You can do your own arithmetic. But note that 
John
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