\[4x^{2} - ax - 5 = 0\]
\[x_{1}^{2} + x_{2}^{2} = \frac{11}{4}\]
\[\left\{ \begin{matrix} x_{1} + x_{2} = \frac{a}{4}\text{\ \ } \\ x_{1} \cdot x_{2} = - \frac{5}{4} \\ \end{matrix} \right.\ \]
\[x_{1}^{2} + x_{2}^{2} = \left( x_{1} + x_{2} \right)^{2} - 2x_{1}x_{2}\]
\[\left( \frac{a}{4} \right)^{2} - 2 \cdot \left( - \frac{5}{4} \right) = \frac{11}{4}\]
\[\frac{a^{2}}{16} + \frac{5}{2} = \frac{11}{4}\ \ \ | \cdot 16\]
\[a^{2} + 40 = 44\]
\[a^{2} = 4\ \ \]
\[a = \pm 2.\]
\[Ответ:\ \pm 2.\]