SOLUTION: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places. x^2-5x+5=0. Find the x-intercepts. What are the solutions? What are the x-intercepts? Thank you!

Question 221453: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places. x^2-5x+5=0. Find the x-intercepts.
What are the solutions?
What are the x-intercepts?
Thank you!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Notice that the quadratic is in the form of where , , and

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

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 solutions are or

which approximate to or

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