Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 7 - Similarity - Algebra Review - Page 439: 4

Answer

x= .463 or -.863

Work Step by Step

5$x^{2}$+2x-2=0 x= -b or + or - $\sqrt b^{2}-4ac$ a=5 b=2 c=-2 -2 + or - $\sqrt -2^{2}-4(5)(-2)$/2(5) -2+ or - $\sqrt 4+40$/10 -2+ or - 6.63/10 x= -2+6.63/10 x=4.83$\div10$= .483 x=-2-6.63 over 10 x= -8.63$\div10$= .863 x=.463 or -.863
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