SOLUTION: solve the quadratic equation x-2x+4=0

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Question 263703: solve the quadratic equation x-2x+4=0
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x-2x+4=0
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Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B4+=+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=%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A4=-12.

The discriminant -12 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 -12 is + or - sqrt%28+12%29+=+3.46410161513775.

The solution is

Here's your graph:
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