document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36464>Question 36464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this of x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=-5x-3  -------the +- means there is a + sign with a - under it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)x=5+-sqrt13/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)x=5+-sqrt13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)x=-5+-sqrt13/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)x=-5+-sqrt13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me how you worked this out...thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #22356 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=22356\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+-5x+-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+-5x+-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 5x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+5x+=+-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+5x+=+-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 3 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+3+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+3+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve using the quadratic formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > For your equation, a = 1, b = 5, and c = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%285%5E2+-+4%281%29%283%29%29%29%2F2%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%285%5E2+-+4%281%29%283%29%29%29%2F2%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%2813%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%2813%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This would fit your answer C) if you had used parentheses around the numerator , thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5+/-sqrt(13))/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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