Solve the following equation: x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0
The equation above is an example of a quadratic. The easiest way of solving this is to split the equation into two brackets, allowing you to equal each individual bracket to zero, and so get a value of x. A very simple way of doing this is using a method called 'farmers fields'. show farmers field method on whiteboardOnce you have the equation in two brackets you can equal each individual to zero to find the two values of x (7 and -2)
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