Solve for x:
2 x^2+3 x-5 = 0
The left hand side factors into a product with two terms:
(x-1) (2 x+5) = 0
Split into two equations:
x-1 = 0 or 2 x+5 = 0
Add 1 to both sides:
x = 1 or 2 x+5 = 0
Subtract 5 from both sides:
x = 1 or 2 x = -5
Divide both sides by 2:
Answer: | x = 1 or x = -5/2
Solve for x:
2 x^2+3 x-5 = 0
The left hand side factors into a product with two terms:
(x-1) (2 x+5) = 0
Split into two equations:
x-1 = 0 or 2 x+5 = 0
Add 1 to both sides:
x = 1 or 2 x+5 = 0
Subtract 5 from both sides:
x = 1 or 2 x = -5
Divide both sides by 2:
Answer: | x = 1 or x = -5/2
+37146 Now if you graph the function you will find that guest1 got the correct answers for where the function EQUALS zero. The graph will show you that for 1 < = x <= -5/2 the value will be GREATER than or EQUAL to ZERO
