Each solution to x^2 + 5x + 8 = 3x + 2 can be written in the form x = a + bi, where a and b are real numbers. What is a + b^2?
x^2 +2x +6 = 0 in simplified form
Use quadratic formula with a =1 b = 2 c = 6
\(x = {-2 \pm \sqrt{2^2-4(1)(6)} \over 2(1)}\) Calulate away to find a and b then you can finish ....
