SOLUTION: Solve the equation in the complex number system. x^2+x+6=0

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Question 505933: Solve the equation in the complex number system.
x^2+x+6=0
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Use the quadratic formula:



for your problem:

, , and

If the radicand is < 0 (and it will be in this problem), then put an in front of the radical and change the radicand to positive. That is to say if , then



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