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How to solve a quadratic equation.

Group the like terms together to make the equation less messy leaving the equation equal to 0.Simplify the long quadratic equation into brackets.Each bracket must be equal to 0 to fulfil the equation.When...

Answered by Imikan B. • Maths tutor

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y = (x + 2)(x + 5)

steps as follows:x times x = x²2 times 5 = 102 times x = 2xx times 5 = 5xthen add these together:y = x²+ 7x +10x = -2, -5; y = 0, 10

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Solve x^2 +11x +30 = 0

This is what we call a quadratic equation. To solve, first we need to factorise this equation into two brackets. (x + _ )(x + _) =0To fill the brackets, we need to find 2 numbers that add to 11 and multip...

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The equation of line A is (x)^2 + 11x + 12 = y - 4, while the equation of line B is x - 6 = y + 2. Find the co-ordinate(s) of the point at which lines A and B intersect.

While this question may seem complicated, this question is simply asking you to solve the equations of these two lines as simultaneous equations. Line A: x² + 11x + 12 = y - 4 --> x

Answered by Ann A. • Maths tutor

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Solve the following quadratic equation: 2x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0

Firstly, we need to factorise the equation:We can see (and are told) that the equation is quadratic and is therefore of the form ax^2 + bx + c. In our case, a=2, b=-5 and c=-3. We therefore expect two pai...

Answered by Jacob A. • Maths tutor

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