SOLUTION: find the roots of x^2-2x=-5

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Question 332150: find the roots of x^2-2x=-5
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-2x=-5
x^2-2x+1=-5+1 Completing the square.
(x-1)^2=-4
x+1=+-sqrt(-4)
x=-1+-2i
x=-1+2i, x=-1-2i
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Ed