Question

What are the exact solutions of x^2 - 5x - 1 = 0?

Answer 1

solve for x

Answer 2

Thats not gonna help me, as ive said on the chat, I am doing an exam and neeed ANSWERS, not tips, but thank you for the tip tho, im very frustrated at the moment so if i seem like a jerk theres your reason

Answer 3

do u know how to use the quadratic formula

Answer 4

no. not reall, my profession im goin in doesnt require thay

Answer 5

this equation cannot be factored,

so u use the quadratic equation for
\[ax^2+bx+c\]
which is
\[\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 -4ac}}{2a}\]
here a=1
b=-5
c=-1