Question

in the quadratic equation 25^2-36=0, i thought that a=25^2, b=-36 and c=0.

Answer 1

No the equation is: ax^2 +bx + c if it does not have one of these you can replace it with 0

Answer 2

so for you it would be: 25^2 + 0 -36= 0

Answer 3

"b" will always have the variable "x" next to it if it doesn't then it is "c" not "b"

Answer 4

Do you know how to solve it?

Answer 5

i am going to try I was just thrown off with the a, b, and c.

Answer 6

can you solve itin detail

Answer 7

No prob :)

Answer 8

what do you mean 25^2 there suppose to be an x did u miss it?

Answer 9

IS it 25x^2? or 2x^2 or 5x^2

Answer 10

Well here is what you would do: since the equation is ax + bx + c you would multiply "c" by "a" ONLY if "a" is something besides 1 or -1, if it's negative one then you would multiply both sides by -1 to cancel it out. So after you make sure a is not something beside 1 then find all the factors of "c" for example if "c" was 20 you would do this:

2 * 10
1 * 20
4 * 5

Answer 11

25x^2-36=0 is the problem

Answer 12

Oh ok now I can teach you accurately :)

Answer 13

ok

Answer 14

So first of since "a" is not 1 or -1 we multiply it by "c"

Answer 15

Giving us 900 now we would list all the factors of 900 and of all of those we would pick the one that equals 0

Answer 16

It would be -900 btw

Answer 17

900 what do you mean? I'm really confused now

Answer 18

Cause you told me that "a" was 25 and we have to multiply 25 by -36

Answer 19

Which would give me -900

Answer 20

Unless its a typo that's how it is

Answer 21

25x^2-36=0 I may have typed it incorrectly.

Answer 22

I'll just tell u what u should do

Answer 23

Well here is what you would do: since the equation is ax + bx + c you would multiply "c" by "a" ONLY if "a" is something besides 1 or -1, if it's negative one then you would multiply both sides by -1 to cancel it out. So after you make sure a is not something beside 1 then find all the factors of "c" for example if "c" was 20 you would do this:

2 * 10
1 * 20
4 * 5

And if "b" was 9 then you would pick the pair that would add up to 9 so you would pick 5 and 4. Now you would put both variable in parenthesis with an "x" next to them like so:
(x + 4) and (x + 5)

now you would make them equal 0

x+4=0 and x+5=0

Then do the inverse operation and subtract from both sides so:

x= -4 and x= -5

So your parabola will intersect the x intercept at (-4, 0) and (-5, 0)

Answer 24

the onlie math class returned the solution as ( -6/5, 6/5)

Answer 25

You have flvs?

Answer 26

what is fls?

Answer 27

nvm

Answer 28

nvm?

Answer 29

nevermind means nvm

Answer 30

ok im not real hip

Answer 31

what did you mean by flvs???