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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Solve for x: qx^2+rx+s=0
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Hi!
OpenStudy (amistre64):
its just the quadratic formula .....
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yes!
OpenStudy (amistre64):
what do you recall the quadratic to look like?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
quadratic formula to look like that is
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
y = ax^2 + bx +c
OpenStudy (amistre64):
well, that not a formula, that is a quadratic "equation". The quadratic formula has a setup similar to:\[x=\frac{this\pm\sqrt{that}}{2(something)}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
k
OpenStudy (amistre64):
if you can help me out by filling in what you believe are the parts, that would be great
OpenStudy (anonymous):
x= (- b ±√(b^2- 4ac))/2a
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
thats beautiful! :)
and all theve done is renamed the abc parts as what ... qrs
OpenStudy (anonymous):
cool...and?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
so just rename the parts: a=q, b=r, c=s .... and thats the solution.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok...cool...i found my answere thx!
OpenStudy (amistre64):
if they had renamed the parts abc as say .... 5 3 3, then we would just fill in the parts with a=5, b=3, c=3
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
good luck ;)