# Solving 59x2+82x+65 using the Quadratic Formula

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You entered:
59x2+82x+65=0.

There are no solutions in the real number domain.
There are two complex solutions: x = -0.69491525423729 + 0.78663060243202i, and x = -0.69491525423729 - 0.78663060243202i,
where i is the imaginary unit.

## Here's how we found that solution:

You entered the following equation:
(1)           59x2+82x+65=0.

For any quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, one can solve for x using the following equation, which is known as the quadratic formula:
(2)

In the form above, you specified values for the variables a, b, and c. Plugging those values into Eqn. 1, we get:
(3)           $$x=-82\pm\frac{\sqrt{82^2-4*59*65}}{2*59}$$

which simplifies to:
(4)           $$x=-82\pm\frac{\sqrt{6724-15340}}{118}$$

Now, note that b2-4ac is a negative number. Specifically in our case, 6724 - 15340 = -8616.
(5)           $$x=-82\pm\frac{\sqrt{-8616}}{118}$$

This means that our solution will require finding the square root of a negative number. There is no real number solution for this, so our solution will be a complex number (that is, it will involve the imaginary number i, defined as the square root of -1.).
Let's calculate the square root:
(6)           $$x=-82\pm\frac{92.822411086978i}{118}$$

This equation further simplifies to:
(7)           $$x=-\frac{-82}{118}\pm0.78663060243202i$$

Solving for x, we find two solutions which are both complex numbers:
x = -0.69491525423729 + 0.78663060243202i
and
x = -0.69491525423729 - 0.78663060243202i

Both of these solutions are complex numbers.
These are the two solutions that will satisfy the equation 59x2+82x+65=0.

### Notes

What is a quadratic equation? Any function that can be written in the form:
ax2 + bx + c = 0.
\ In this equation, a, b, and c are constants. X is unknown. A and b are referred to as coefficients. Also, it should be noted that a cannot be equal to 0. If a equals 0, then ax2=0, and the equation becomes 0+bx+c=0, or bx+c=0. The equation bx+c=0 is a linear equation, and not a quadratic equation.

In contrast to solving a linear equation, solving a quadratic equation requires a few more steps. However, you have this handy-dandy quadratic equation calculator. All kidding aside, quadratic equations can be always solved using the quadratic formula, which is the same technique used by this quadratic equation calculator. Try it, and it will explain each of the steps to you. The quadratic formula is:

Solving a quadratic equation will always result in 2 solutions for x. These solutions are called roots. These roots may both be real numbers or, they may both be complex numbers. Depending on the values of a, b, and c, both roots may have the same value, meaning there will only be one solution for x.

You may be asking yourself, "Why is this stuff so important?" Quadratic equations are needed to find answers to many real-world problems. The geometry of a parablolic dish antenna is one example of an application of quadratic equations.

The quadratic equation calculator on this website uses the quadratic formula to solve your quadratic equations, and this is a reliable and relatively simple way to do it. But there are other ways to solve a quadratic equation, such as completing the square or factoring.

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