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Solve the quadratic equation by completing the square:
5x^2−15x−50=0

User Alexbw
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Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.

b
±

b
2

4
(
a
c
)
2
a
-
b
±
b
2
-
4
(
a
c
)
2
a
Substitute the values
a
=
5
a
=
5
,
b
=

15
b
=
-
15
, and
c
=

50
c
=
-
50
into the quadratic formula and solve for
x
x
.
15
±

(

15
)
2

4

(
5


50
)
2

5
15
±
(
-
15
)
2
-
4

(
5

-
50
)
2

5
Simplify.
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x
=
3
±
7
2
x
=
3
±
7
2
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
x
=
5
,

2
User Lyrkan
by
8.2k points
4 votes
The answer to your question is difficult but the answer was 24
User Tfont
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