Question

5x +x squared = 24

Answer 1

\[5x +x^2 = 24\]\[5x +x^2~~\color{red}{-24}~= 24~~\color{red}{-24}~\]\[5x+x^2-24=0~~~~~~or,~~~~~~x^2+5x-24=0\]

which methods to do this do you know?
Completing the square
factoring
quadratic formula

Answer 2

if you are completing the square add 30.24 to both sides
Factoring doesn't work

you can do the quadratic formula

CHOOSE!

Answer 3

ok yes the i was try to solve it by factoring thanks for telling me solomnZelman

Answer 4

Use completing the square or quadratic formula.

Answer 5

\[\huge\color{blue}{\frac{-b±\sqrt{b^2-(4 \times a \times c)}}{2\times a}~~~quadratic~~f.}\]

Answer 6

Thanks. My daughter is still confused, but we'll work thru it. I am absolutely no help.

Answer 7

Oh ( my dad isn't good at math too). I am also a student just like your daughter, but I'm almost 17 and a senior.
I can work it out for you if you really need.

Answer 8

That would be very helpful and then we could go on to complete the remaining problems.

Answer 9

Do you want me to complete the square or use the quadratic formula
('ll do quadratic)

Answer 10

if it was too fast I can redo it slower, and sorry for the bad handwriting, can't do it better one this.