Can someone answer this????

If x*x + 2x - 35 = 0, then X = ?

FIVE.

Perhaps this can help end your academic time early so that you can un-retire and return to the game.

be well.

man...even a dumb line man like me could figure that one out

Ok now, there are actually two answers for this. You guys are correct that one of them is FIVE. However it is NEGATIVE FIVE, -5. The other answer is SEVEN. So...
X = -5,7. nice job though, Thanks for participating. I will have to post my mathmatical issues a little more!!

or it could be X = 5,-7 in that case you guys were right, just solved it in that manner. I dont know im confusing myself now. I am gonna go