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Question 449352
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i need help on getting the answer for this problem "5x^2+5=-13x", help?
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jim_thompson5910, MathLover1
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Answer by
jim_thompson5910(35256)
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Start with the given equation.
Add 13x to both sides.
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
Square
to get
.
Multiply
to get
Subtract
from
to get
Multiply
and
to get
.
or
Break up the expression.
So the solutions are
or
Answer by
MathLover1(20849)
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You can
put this solution on YOUR website!
...now use quadratic formula...notice that
,
and
solutions:
or
let's see a graph: