For this case, the first thing we must do is rewrite the polynomial:
x ^ 2 + 7x - 4 = 0
We use the resolver to solve the problem:
x = (- b +/- root (b ^ 2 - 4 * a * c)) / (2 * a)
Where,
a = 1
b = 7
c = -4
Substituting the values:
x = (- 7 +/- root ((7) ^ 2 - 4 * (1) * (- 4))) / (2 * (1))
x = (- 7 +/- root (49 + 16)) / (2 * (1))
x = (- 7 +/- root (65)) / (2)
x equals negative 7 plus or minus the square root of sixty-five all over 2
The expression you would use is the slope formula which is
m= (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
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