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OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Quadratic equation...

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

\[\large \color {blue}{k^2 - 12 = 10k}\]

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

@jim_thompson5910

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you solve for k? or?....

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

I got the answer of \(5 \pm 2\sqrt{3}\)

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Yes you solve for k

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright give me a sec.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you want me to explain too?

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Can you just say whether my answer was correct or not?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

it's incorrect

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's not correct

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Now you can explain

OpenStudy (anonymous):

did you find your a, b ,and c function to put it into the quadratic formula?

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Okay wait.. gimme a moment

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Sorry would the answer be: \[5 \pm \sqrt{13}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nope

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

I don't understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know the quadratic formula and get your right functions to put it into the formula?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

@calculusxy what is the value of `b^2 - 4ac` in this case?

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

I got the equation as: \[k^2 - 10k - 12 = 0 \]

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

\[\frac{ 10 \pm \sqrt{100 - 4(-12)} }{ 2 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[k=\frac{ -b \pm \sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac} }{ 2a}\]

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

That's what I got after I put it in the quadratic formula

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what is 100-4(-12) equal to?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a=1, b=-10, c=-12

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

yes

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

\[\frac{ 10 \pm \sqrt{52} }{ 2 }\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

100-4(-12) = 100+48 NOT 100-4(-12) = 100-48

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

OH okay ...

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

so i got \[5 \pm \sqrt{37}\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

same here

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

thank you!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I was busying putting in my equation

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