Why can the answer NOT be x - 9 +/- square root 159 /20 ? I got that answer because the exponent would be negative. . . -9^2 is -81, so then I added 240 (got that from multiplying 4ac), and I got 159. Why am I wrong? (Check the image below!) Thanks for any help.

Si la base de un triángulo isósceles mide 70 m y el ángulo opuesto a ésta mide 58°; entonces ¿cuánto mide la altura de dicho triángulo? a) 21.87 m. b) 40.01 m. c) 43.74 m. d) 63.14 m.

Mario has $14.35 left in his wallet. he spent $148.43 for tablecloths. then, he spent $92.05 for napkins. how much money did mario have in his wallet to start with?

Titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 4 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups?