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(-x-13)(-5x+2)=0 equation

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(-x - 13)*(-5*x + 2) = 0
$$\left(2 - 5 x\right) \left(- x - 13\right) = 0$$
Detail solution
Expand the expression in the equation
$$\left(2 - 5 x\right) \left(- x - 13\right) = 0$$
We get the quadratic equation
$$5 x^{2} + 63 x - 26 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 5$$
$$b = 63$$
$$c = -26$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(63)^2 - 4 * (5) * (-26) = 4489

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = \frac{2}{5}$$
$$x_{2} = -13$$
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -13
$$x_{1} = -13$$
x2 = 2/5
$$x_{2} = \frac{2}{5}$$
x2 = 2/5
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-13 + 2/5
$$-13 + \frac{2}{5}$$
=
-63/5
$$- \frac{63}{5}$$
product
-13*2
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  5  
$$- \frac{26}{5}$$
=
-26/5
$$- \frac{26}{5}$$
-26/5
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 0.4
x2 = -13.0
x2 = -13.0