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a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c =
(1)^2 - 4 * (1) * (-5) = 21
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)
sum
____ ____ 1 \/ 21 1 \/ 21 - - + ------ + - - - ------ 2 2 2 2
=
-1
product
/ ____\ / ____\ | 1 \/ 21 | | 1 \/ 21 | |- - + ------|*|- - - ------| \ 2 2 / \ 2 2 /
=
-5
-5
____ 1 \/ 21 x1 = - - + ------ 2 2
____ 1 \/ 21 x2 = - - - ------ 2 2
x2 = -sqrt(21)/2 - 1/2