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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