# Math Help - Quadratic Equation

using $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

With:

a = 1, b = (-4) & c = (-3)

What do we do when we need to square root the -4 ?

using $x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\sqrt{-4}}{2}$

using $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

With:

a = 1, b = (-4) & c = (-3)

What do we do when we need to square root the -4 ?

using $x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\sqrt{-4}}{2}$
$b^2 - 4ac$

$(-4)^2 - 4(1)(-3) = 16 + 12 = 28$ , not $-4$

3. $x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\{{5.921}}{2}$

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$x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\{{5.921}}{2}$

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$\frac{4 \pm \sqrt{4 \cdot 7}}{2}$

$\frac{4 \pm 2\sqrt{7}}{2} = 2 \pm \sqrt{7}$

5. First of all, if you evaluate $x=b^2-4ac$, with the numbers you provided, you end up with $\sqrt{16-(-12)} = \sqrt{28}$ . So no problem here, i guess.

In the other case of a square root of a negative number, you will have to work with Complex numbers. Let us suppose you have to solve $x=\frac{-(-4)\pm\sqrt{-4}}{2}$. The next step is to write $\sqrt{-4}$ as $\sqrt{4i^2}$. If solve this root, you get $2i$. Now we have $x=\frac{-(-4)\pm2i}{2}$
. Let's simplify all that and we get $x=2\pm i$

Greets,
Leslon