document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390066>Question 390066</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you write a quadratic equation with a root of 2-5i ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276521 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276521\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-%282-5i%29%29%28x+-+%282%2B5i%29%29+=+%28%28x-2%29%2B5i%29%28%28x+-+2%29-5i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-%282-5i%29%29%28x+-+%282%2B5i%29%29+=+%28%28x-2%29%2B5i%29%28%28x+-+2%29-5i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%5E2+-+25i%5E2+=+x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+4+%2B+25+=+x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%5E2+-+25i%5E2+=+x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+4+%2B+25+=+x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus any quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+29%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+29%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where a is not equal to 0, will have 2 - 51 as root.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Note that if A + Bi is a root of the quadratic equation, then so is its conjugate A - Bi.) </SPAN>\n" );
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