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OpenStudy (madmerc):

Solve. 14x^2 + 42x + 70 = 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (welshfella):

there are no real solutions because we have the square root of a negative number

OpenStudy (welshfella):

are you familiar with complex numbers?

OpenStudy (madmerc):

@judge2020 @welshfella the answer choices are \[1\pm i \sqrt{11}\] \[\frac{ -3 \pm i \sqrt29 }{ 2 }\] \[\frac{ -3 \pm 2i \sqrt29 }{ 2 }\] \[\frac{ -3 \pm i \sqrt 11 }{ 2 }\]

OpenStudy (welshfella):

the calculation can be made easier by dividing the equation by 14 this gives x^2 +3x + 5 = 0

OpenStudy (welshfella):

x = [-3 +/1 sqrt(3^2 - 20)] / 2 = [-3 +/- sqrt(-11)] / 2

OpenStudy (welshfella):

can you see which one it is?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

recall that sqrt(-1) is written as i

OpenStudy (madmerc):

so it's the last one? thank you!

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yw

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