SOLUTION: x^2 +6x -25=0 answer:x= -3 +-sqrt(34) need a break down of how my text book got this answer

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Question 184639: x^2 +6x -25=0


answer:x= -3 +-sqrt(34)


need a break down of how my text book got this answer

Answer by jojo14344(1513)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Via Quadratic--->
Solving 1st the discriminant (highlighted)on our eqn.

Substituting:

+-

If you squared "5.8309519"=. Therefore, it's just the same as:

thank you,
Jojo

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