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Can you explain the formula method for solving quadratic equations?

We can use the formula method (for solving quadratic equations) to find 'roots' or values of x that satisfy or 'work out' for a given quadratic equation of an unknown variable (say x.) The formula is:x=-b(+o...
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Answer the following simultaneous equation:

Equation 1) x 2 +y 2 =5 (Equation 2) y=3x+1 The value of x is the same in both equations, as is the value of y. Therefore we can use one to work out the other. for example taking equation 1 and definining x ...
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Solve the simultaneous equations, 5x + 2y = 20 , x + 4y= 13

(Equation 1) 5x + 2y = 20 (Equation 2) x + 4y= 13 As we know the values for x and y are the same in both equations, we can use them to find out the values for both, In order to do this we need to take one eq...
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How would I solve x^2 + 7x + 10 = 0

The first step of solving this equation to find out what x is, is to factorise it. This means grouping it into a set of double brackets which will take the form (x+a)(x+b)=0. The a and the b must give the co...
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Factorise (x+3)(x-8)

(x+3)(x-8) x*x= x^2 x*-8= -8x 3*x= 3x 3*-8= -24 =x^2 - 8x + 3x - 24 =x^2 - 5x - 24
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