HELP WITH MY MATH HW!

What is the missing step in this proof ?

Hell . what are the solutions to `10x^2 - 38x - 8 = 0`? is this when i find the factors and use the numbers within the factors to determine the zeros? i hope that made sense lol

Afitness center has 2 membership plans one has a low dollar sign up fee of 15 dollars and costs 38 dollars per month to join. a second plan has a higher sign up fee of 78 dollars but a lower monthly fee of 31 dollars for what number of days of the month is the coat the same