Answer:
x = 3 ± [tex]\frac{\sqrt{10} }{-2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the roots of this equation, we can either use facotring or the quadratic formula. Because this equation isn't facotrable, we will use the quadratic formula to solve it
-2[tex]x^2[/tex] + 12x - 13 = 0
x = [tex]\frac{-12 +- \sqrt{12^2 - 4(-13)(-2)} }{-4}[/tex]
x = [tex]\frac{-12 +- \sqrt{144-104} }{-4}[/tex]
x = [tex]-\frac{-12 +- \sqrt{40} }{-4}[/tex]
x = 3 ± [tex]\frac{\sqrt{10} }{-2}[/tex]
