I believe you need to solve this using the quadratic formula! To begin, this is what it is: x= -b ± <span>√ b^2 - 4ac / 2a Just plug in what you have in your problem... 2 being a, 13 being b, and -24 being c. So we get: x= -13 </span>± <span>√13^2 - 4(2)(-24) / 2(2) x= -13 </span><span>± √169 - 8 (-24) / 4</span> <span>x= -13 <span>± √169 + 192 / 4</span> x= -13 </span>± √<span>361 / 4 The square root of 361 is 19. So you have: -13 </span><span>± 19 / 4. Here's where you take the equation </span>-13 <span>± 19 and put the addition and subtraction sign to use. -13 - 19 = -32 and -13 + 19 = 6 Now all is left to do is divide the two numbers by 4. -32/4 = -8 and 6/4 = 3/2
