This does not look easy to factor, so I'd suggest using the quadratic formula:
-1 plus or minus sqrt( 1-4(3)(-5) )
x = -----------------------------------------------
2*3
-1 plus or minus sqrt(61)
= ------------------------------------
6
Thus, there are 2 real, unequal, irrational roots / solutions.
Answer:
-0.28
Step-by-step explanation:
(-6)-(-8)=2.
7-14=-7
2/-7=-0.28
Set the height to h, and the width to w.
We know that wh=190 and h=2w-1.
Substituting 2w-1 for h, we have:
w(2w-1)=190
So:
2w^2-w-190=0
Factoring this equation, we get (2w+19)(w-10)=0. The solutions to this equation are -9.5 and 10, but clearly the width must be positive, Substituting 10 for the width, we get 10*2-1=19 for the height.
