Well, the absolute value of a number would always be positive, which means the dots on the line is going to be on the right side of 0. In the choices, the only number line that qualifies is C.
Given the equation - x² + 5x = 3, which can be rewritten as:
- x² + 5x - 3 = 0
where a = -1, b = 5 and c = -3.
Quadratic formula:
![\frac{-b\text{ }\pm\text{ }\sqrt[]{b^2\text{ - 4ac}}}{2a}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B-b%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Cpm%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7Bb%5E2%5Ctext%7B%20-%204ac%7D%7D%7D%7B2a%7D)
Now, we just replace the values of a, b and c on the equation above.
![\frac{-5\text{ }\pm\text{ }\sqrt[]{5^2\text{ - 4(-1)(3)}}}{2(-1)}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B-5%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Cpm%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B5%5E2%5Ctext%7B%20-%204%28-1%29%283%29%7D%7D%7D%7B2%28-1%29%7D)
=
![\frac{5}{2}\text{ }\pm\text{ }\frac{\sqrt[]{13}}{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B2%7D%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Cpm%5Ctext%7B%20%7D%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B13%7D%7D%7B2%7D)
Answer:
x = -7
Step-by-step explanation:
you have to distribute the 2 to what is in the parenthesis, then you get left with 2x+18=4 so subtract the 18 from both sides leaving you with 2x=-14 so you divide both by 2 leaving you with x=-7.
B,D is the answer for your question
