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OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

Please help

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

\[y=-x^2+7x-10\]

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

Using the quadratic equation I got 8 and -1

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

But the possible answers are completely different

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

must have made some arithmetic mistake somewhere

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\(\large -x^2+7x-10 = 0\) \(a = ?\) \(b = ?\) \(c = ?\)

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

a=-1 b=7 c=-10

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Yes !

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

your quadratic formula to solve zeroers : \(\large x = \dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

plugin the numbers

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

\[\frac{ x=-7\pm \sqrt{7^2-4(-1)(-10)} }{ 2(-1) }\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\(\large x = \dfrac{-7 \pm \sqrt{7^2-4(-1)(-10)}}{2(-1)}\) \(\large x = \dfrac{-7 \pm \sqrt{49- 40}}{-2}\) \(\large x = \dfrac{-7 \pm \sqrt{~9}}{-2}\) \(\large x = \dfrac{-7 \pm 3}{-2}\) \(\large x = \dfrac{-7 + 3}{-2}, ~~ \dfrac{-7 - 3}{-2} \) \(\large x = \dfrac{-4}{-2}, ~~ \dfrac{-10}{-2} \) \(\large x = 2, ~~ 5 \)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

^^ let me knw if smthng doesnt make sense

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

Oh now I see

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

I forgot to evaluate the radical of 9

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

haha I see :)

OpenStudy (danielbarriosr1):

Thank you

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

u wlc ^_^

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