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Did I get these Zeros right while factoring?

Did I get these Zeros right while factoring?-example-1

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Answer:

You forgot the +- part when taking the square roots

Explanation:

5 x^2 = -2

x^2 = -2/5

x = +- sqrt ( -2/5) <==== note sqrt(-2/5) NOT sqrt (-2) / 5

x = ± i sqrt(2/5)

x^2 = 8

x = ±sqrt 8

x = ±2 sqrt (2)

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