How do you find the roots, real and imaginary, of y=(x51)(2x+5) using the quadratic formula?

1 Answer
Jan 15, 2017

x{5,52}

Explanation:

No need to use the quadratic formula to find the roots since the equation is already factored out. Equate y to 0 to find the roots.

y=0=(x51)(2x+5)

x51=0, and/or 2x+5=0

x5=1x=5

2x=5x=52


If you really need to use the quadratic formula

y=0=(x51)(2x+5)

0=25x2+3x5

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Given the quadratic equation

ax2+bx+c=0, its roots can be determined by the formula

x=b±b24ac2a

x=3±324(25)(5)2(25)

Proceeding with the computation should give us the same result as with the one above.