How do you solve #2x^2 + x = 5#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
You can solve this quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula, which tells you that for any general form quadratic equation
#color(blue)(ax^2 + bx + c = 0)#
the two roots of the equation take the form
#color(blue)(x_(1,2) = (-b +- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/(2a)#
So, start by adding
#2x^2 + x - 5 = color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5))) - color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))#
#2x^2 + x -5 = 0#
Notice that you have
#x_(1,2) = (-1 +- sqrt(1^2 - 4 * 2 * (-5)))/(2 * 2)#
#x_(1,2) = color(green)((-1 +- sqrt(41))/4)#
You can simplify this if you want to get
#x_1 = (-1 + sqrt(41))/4 ~= 1.35078#
and
#x_2 = (-1 - sqrt(41))/4 ~= -1.85078#