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What are the roots of this quadratic equation?-10.x2 + 12x – 9 = 0Ο Α.r=OB.ivo5+3iv24203iv6+10+ܩܙܗ ܕܐܗO C.ODm =2 3iv65ResetNext2021 Edmentum. All rights reserved.

What are the roots of this quadratic equation?-10.x2 + 12x – 9 = 0Ο Α.r=OB.ivo5+3iv-example-1
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For the general quadractic equation,


ax^2+bx+c=0

the roots are given by the quadratic formula,


x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt[]{b^2-4ac}}{2a}

In our case,


\begin{gathered} a=-10 \\ b=12 \\ c=-9 \end{gathered}

Then, by substituting these values into the formula, we have


x=\frac{-12\pm\sqrt[]{12^2-4(-10)(-9)}}{2(-10)}

which gives


\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-12\pm\sqrt[]{144^{}-360}}{-20} \\ x=\frac{-12\pm\sqrt[]{-216}}{-20} \\ x=(6)/(10)\pm\frac{6\sqrt[]{6}i}{-20} \end{gathered}

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