document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=558842>Question 558842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What's the answer to x^+5x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2 + 5x + 2 is your equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that doesn't factor, so use the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "set the equation equal to 0 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 5x + 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-b +/- sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a) becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +/- sqrt(5^2-4*1*2))/(2*1) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +/- sqrt(25-8))/(2*1) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +/- sqrt(17))/(2*1) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +/- 4.123105626)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is either equal to -.438447187 or -4.561552813<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can confirm by substituting these values for x in the equation x^2 + 5x + 2 = 0 to see if those equations hold true.\r<BR>\n" );
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