I have no idea, someone help
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
So the question here is asking you to use the quadratic formula which is expressed as: 
A quadratic can generally be expressed as: 
So using the equation you gave: 
We can identify the following values: a=1, b=-5, c=-1
Btw the equation explicitly write "1" as the coefficient of x, but since it's not provided it's implied that it's 1.
So plugging in the known values, we get the following equation:

The last step just consists of taking the + and - solution, and since it asks for exact solutions you leave the 29 under the radical, and you don't approximate. There is no further simplification that can be done here.
Step-by-step explanation:

First, replace all variables with the given values.
12(9) + 9(2) + 2(12)
This should then equal 150, then the formula says to multiply this answer by 2. Doing so, should give a final answer of 300.
X cannot equal +2, and can't be -1. If you factor it, then you notice you get 2(x+2)(x-2). If you use either one for the x, one will be zero and the won't, and vise-versa.