SOLUTION: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places x^2 + 5x -3 = 0

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Question 394752: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places
x^2 + 5x -3 = 0
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x^2 + 5x -3 = 0

 x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+

x+=+%28-5+%2B-+sqrt%2837%29%29%2F%282%29+

 x = 0.541 and x = -5.541