Question

solve using the quadratic formula
x^2+5x=6 with steps please

Answer 1

\[x^2+5x-6=0\]
now use quadratic formula

Answer 2

or you can factor as
\[(x+6)(x-1)=0\] set each factor equal 0 and solve

Answer 3

you get
\[x+6=0\] \[x=-6\] or
\[x-1=0\]
\[x=1\] so your two answers are -6 or 1

Answer 4

\[x^{2}+5\times x -6=0 \]
now by the use of quadratic formula we get
\[x=( -b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4 \times a \times c})/(2 \times a )\]
where a=1, b=5 and c=-6, substiute all these in the above equation we get
\[x= (-5 \pm 7)/2\]
or, \[x=(-5+7)/2\] and \[x= (-5-7)/2\]
on solving this we get x=1 or -6