SOLUTION: Explain why there is no real solution to the quadratic equation {{{2x^2+x+7+0}}}

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Question 594308: Explain why there is no real solution to the quadratic equation 2x%5E2%2Bx%2B7%2B0
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Plugging the values we get:
x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1-4%2A2%2A7+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+
We get a negative number under the radical hence there is no solution.
-1+-sqrt-55/4
Make sense?
RJ
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