54981.35 is the square root
Add 5 to both sides to get x alone and you will have your answer which is x= -3
The general formula for a equation of the form:

is:
![x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt[]{b^2-4ac}}{2a}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%3D%5Cfrac%7B-b%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7Bb%5E2-4ac%7D%7D%7B2a%7D)
In this case we notice that a=1, b=-4 and c=3. Plugging this values in the general formula we get:
![\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\sqrt[]{(-4)^2-4(1)(3)}}{2(1)} \\ =\frac{4\pm\sqrt[]{16-12}}{2} \\ =\frac{4\pm\sqrt[]{4}}{2} \\ =\frac{4\pm2}{2} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B-%28-4%29%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%28-4%29%5E2-4%281%29%283%29%7D%7D%7B2%281%29%7D%20%5C%5C%20%3D%5Cfrac%7B4%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B16-12%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20%3D%5Cfrac%7B4%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B4%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20%3D%5Cfrac%7B4%5Cpm2%7D%7B2%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
then:

and

Therefore, x=3 or x=1.
The type of numbers, rational and irrational from the numbers Keisha writes are;
a. Rational numbers; -9, 3.0, 2, and 2.42
b. Irrational numbers; √8
<h3>What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?</h3>
Rational numbers are numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a ratio of two whole numbers P/Q, in which, <em>Q </em>≠ 0
Irrational numbers are those that cannot be expressed as a fraction P/Q
The given numbers are;
-9, √8, 3.0, 2, 2.42
- √8 = 2•√2 (√2 cannot be expressed as a fraction of two whole numbers)
a. The rational numbers are therefore;
b. The irrational number is; √8
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