Of the following, which is the solution to 2x2 - 5x = -8?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ivanshal [37]2 years ago

5 0

Answer:

(5± $\sqrt[i]{39}$ )/4

Step-by-step explanation:

use the formula (-b± $\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac }$ )/2×a

"i" is what a negative under a square root equals

frozen [14]2 years ago

4 0

The answer i think is 0

<em>sorry if not-</em>

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