# Solving 97x2+44x+-58 using the Quadratic Formula

For your equation of the form "ax2 + bx + c = 0," enter the values for a, b, and c:

 a x2 + b x + c = 0
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You entered:
97x2+44x+-58=0.

There are two real solutions: x = 0.57903596890156, and x = -1.0326442163242.

## Here's how we found that solution:

You entered the following equation:
(1)           97x2+44x+-58=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)           $$x=-44\pm\frac{\sqrt{44^2-4*97*-58}}{2*97}$$

which simplifies to:
(4)           $$x=-44\pm\frac{\sqrt{1936--22504}}{194}$$

Now, solving for x, we find two real solutions:
$$x=\frac{-44+156.3329779669}{194}$$ = 0.57903596890156,
and
$$x=\frac{-44-156.3329779669}{194}$$ = -1.0326442163242,

Both of these solutions are real numbers.
These are the two solutions that will satisfy the quadratic equation 97x2+44x+-58=0.

### Notes

What is a quadratic equation? A quadratic equation is any function that has the form:
ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where x is a variable which is not known, and a, b, and c are constants. The constants a and b are called coefficients. Additionally, it is worth noting that a cannot be equal to zero. If a is 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.

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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. Under extraordinary circumstances, the two roots may have the same value, producing one solution for x.

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