SOLUTION: Please Help Me With this Question. "Solve" Xsquared + 5x + 1 = 0

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Question 198210: Please Help Me With this Question. "Solve" Xsquared + 5x + 1 = 0
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Xsquared + 5x + 1 = 0
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x^2 + 5x + 1 = 0
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Using the Quadratic Formula you get:
x = [-5 +- sqrt(25 - 5*1*1)]/2
x = [-5 +- sqrt(20)]/2
x = (-5 + 2sqrt(5))/2 or x = (-5 - 2sqrt(5)]/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.