Question
Find roots of polynomial $$ p(x) = x^2-\frac{1}{10}x-\frac{18}{25} $$
Answer
The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= \dfrac{ 9 }{ 10 }\\[1 em]x_2 &= -\dfrac{ 4 }{ 5 } \end{aligned} $$Explanation
Step 1:
Get rid of fractions by multipling equation by $ \color{blue}{ 50 } $.
$$ \begin{aligned} x^2-\frac{1}{10}x-\frac{18}{25} & = 0 ~~~ / \cdot \color{blue}{ 50 } \\[1 em] 50x^2-5x-36 & = 0 \end{aligned} $$Step 2:
The solutions of $ 50x^2-5x-36 = 0 $ are: $ x = -\dfrac{ 4 }{ 5 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = \dfrac{ 9 }{ 10 }$.
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