panda557
panda557
03-06-2016
Mathematics
contestada
What is x^2+x-20=0.
please help
Respuesta :
meerkat18
meerkat18
03-06-2016
x² + x - 20 = 0
x² = x * x
x = the sum of the factors of -20
-20 ⇒ 1 x 20
2 x 10
- 4 x 5 ⇒ only these factors can arrive to a sum of 1
(x - 4)(x + 5) = x(x+5) - 4(x+5) = x² + 5x - 4x - 20 = x² + x - 20
x - 4 = 0
x = 4
x + 5 = 0
x = -5
Answer Link
VER TODAS LAS RESPUESTAS ( 86+ )
Otras preguntas
solve the proportion2x + 1/x + 1 = 14/3x-1
If 3x – 10 = 17, what is the value of 6x + 20 ?
How did professors feelings about black well as a student change over time?
What is a sound wave?
What is a sound wave?
How did professors feelings about black well as a student change over time?
Why did the Chinese peasants rebel against the manchus from 1850 to 1864?
13/20-3/10 estimate: closer to 1 or 0?
Hitler intended to defeat great Britain by
Two parents with dimples have a child with no dimples. The allele D for dimples is dominant. What are the possible genotypes of the parents? I. DD and Dd II. Dd