simple algebra..?
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x^2 + 2x + 5 = -5 + 5 = 0
x^2 + 2x + 5 = 0 (now you can use the quadratic formula to solve)
-b +/- (b^2 – 4ac)^1/2
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2a
(-2 +/- (4 – 4*1*5)^1/2) / 2*1
-1 +/- (-16)^1/2 / 2
-1 +/- 4i/2
x = -1 – 2i and -1 + 2i
I suspect there is a typo in your original equation.
x^2 + 2x + 5 = 0 ax^2 +bx + c
use the quadratic formula: (sqrt is square root)
x = [-b+/-sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/2a (yes, it looks really strange here)
for your quad, a=1 b=2 and c=5 plug in and solve….
(+/- is plus-or-minus symbol)
x =
-2 +/- sqrt(2^2 – 4*1*5) all divided by 2*1
= -2 +/- sqrt(4 – 20) all divided by 2
= -2 +/- sqrt(-16) / 2
>>>square root of 16 = 4, square root of negative is the imaginary number i >>> if you haven’t done complex numbers, then the answer is no solution….
= -2 +/- 4i /2 = -2/2 +/- 4i/2
at this point my memory is fuzzy, but I think the answer becomes -1 +/- 2i
x^2 +2x +5=0
Seems impossible. Even if x is negative, once you square it, it’ll be a high positive, & 2x that won’t be big enough to get down to a negative number.
x^2 + 2x = -5
implies x^2 + 2x + 5 =0
x= ( -2 + sqroot(2*2 – 4*1*5) ) /2 or
( -2 – sqroot(2*2 – 4*1*5) ) /2
x = -1 + 2i , -1 -2i
if you don’t remember/know it it’s [-b +- sqrt (b^2 -4ac)]/2a
a=1
b=2
c=5
That should give you the answer.
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