SOLUTION: Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. 8=-5x^2+3x

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Question 961949: Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation.
8=-5x^2+3x

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8=-5x^2+3x
5x^2-3x+8=0
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 5x%5E2%2B-3x%2B8+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%28-3%29%5E2-4%2A5%2A8=-151.

The discriminant -151 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.


In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -151 is + or - sqrt%28+151%29+=+12.2882057274445.

The solution is

Here's your graph:
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