SOLUTION: How do I solve -x2 + 7x - 19 = 0 using quadratic formula?

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Question 228882: How do I solve -x2 + 7x - 19 = 0 using quadratic formula?
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-x2 + 7x - 19 = 0
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Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:



For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

The discriminant -27 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.


In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -27 is + or - .

The solution is , or
Here's your graph:

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