Question 618890
Hello, 
Let's plug in the values into this:
{{{x = (-b +- sqrt( b^2-4*a*c ))/(2*a) }}}
To give us:
{{{x = (-(-5) +- sqrt( (-5)^2-4(-2)(5)))/(2(-2)) }}}
This gives us:
x=(-5- sq rt 65)/2
x=(-5+ sq rt 65)/2
Make sense?
RJ
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