Trinomials

How far did you get on your own?

Can you solve this simpler one: x^2 - 3x - 10 = 0 ?
 
Solve?. Are you sure you're solving or just factoring?.

If factoring, then it's easy because there is only one small step to do

But solving is a whole nuther matter. It is a fifth degree polynomial (quintic) with only one real root.
 
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