Question

(2x-2) (x+5) what does x =

Answer 1

Answer:

(2x-2)=

     +2 =+2

(2x)=2

----------

    2

x= 1

-----------------------------------------------

(x+5)=

   -5=-5

x= -5

Step-by-step explanation:

You just need to separate the variable from the numbers

Answer 2

Answer:

a

x

2

+

b

x

+

c

=

0

the two roots of the equation take the form

x

1

,

2

=

−

b

±

√

b

2

−

4

a

c

2

a

So, start by adding

−

5

to both sides of the equation to get

2

x

2

+

x

−

5

=

5

−

5

2

x

2

+

x

−

5

=

0

Notice that you have

a

=

2

,

b

=

1

, and

c

=

−

5

. This means that the two solutions will be

x

1

,

2

=

−

1

±

√

1

2

−

4

⋅

2

⋅

(

−

5

)

2

⋅

2

x

1

,

2

=

−

1

±

√

41

4

You can simplify this if you want to get

x

1

=

−

1

+

√

41

4

≅

1.35078

and

x

2

=

−

1

−

√

41

4

≅

−

1.85078