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document.write( "solve: 2x^2 + 2x +10=0 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #699341 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x^2 + 2x +10 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of = by 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2 +x +5 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "solve by completing the square \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2 +x + 1/4 = -5 + 1/4 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(x + 1/2)^2 = -19/4 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "take square root of both sides of = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x + 1/2 = square root(-19/4) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "the solution is two complex numbers \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "************************************* \n" ); document.write( "x = -i/2 * (square root(19) - i) \n" ); document.write( "x = i/2 * (square root(19) + i) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "note i = square root(-1) and i^2 = -1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "************************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " |