SOLUTION: solve the following by using the quadratic formula.(to one decimal place) x^ = -3x-5

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Question 1084654: solve the following by using the quadratic formula.(to one decimal place)
x^ = -3x-5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%5E2%2B3x%2B5=0
a=1
b=3
c=5
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+3%5E2-4%2A1%2A5+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+
x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+9-20+%29%29%2F%282%29+
Finish that for your final answer.