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Solve x(x-5) = 14.

Answer: 7 and -2.

  • A 7 and -2
  • B -7 and 2
  • C 7 and 2
  • D -7 and -2

Correct answer: A. 7 and -2

Explanation: x² - 5x - 14 = 0, (x-7)(x+2) = 0, x = 7 or x = -2.

Argand Plane: z = a + ibReImz = a+iba (real part)b (imaginary part)θ = arg(z)|z| = length of the vector OZ = √(a²+b²); θ = angle OZ makes with the positive real axis

A complex number z = a+ib is plotted as a point (or vector from the origin) on the Argand plane, with the real part along the horizontal axis and the imaginary part along the vertical; its modulus |z| is the vector's length, and its argument θ is the angle from the positive real axis.

Concept context

Complex numbers in a+ib form, modulus, argument, polar form, cube roots of unity, and quadratic equations with complex roots

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