SOLUTION: -2x^2-5x-5=0

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Question 1030908: -2x^2-5x-5=0
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x^2-5x-5=0
2x^2+5x+5=0, make the square term positive, it is a lot easier.
x=(1/4)(-5+/- sqrt (25-40)
=(1/4)(-5+/-sqrt(-15)
=(1/4)(-5+/-i sqrt (15)
graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2x%5E2-5x-5%29 No real roots.