Question

Solve for X

x^2-5x=-7
I got
x^2-5x+7=0
final answer is
5/2 ± √3/2 i

Answer 1

How did you get from x^2-5x+7=0
to your final answer?

Answer 2

5±√-25-28
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2

Answer 3

5±√-3
___________
2

Answer 4

5/2 ± √3/2

Answer 5

and the i at the end because its an imiganiry number

Answer 6

5 ± i √3
___________
2

Answer 7

ah ok i was writing in a different form I was writing in a+bi form

Answer 8

yours is right though, this problem isnt requiring that

Answer 9

It's good to get in the a+bi form habit.

5/2 ± (√3/2) i

Be sure that the i does not appear to be under the radical symbol because i and square root of i are not the same.

Answer 10

ah ok. Yea this problem isnt specifying form but Im going to do in a+bi form to prevent mistakes