Question

a2 – 5a – 20

Answer 1

this is a factor right?

Answer 2

are u familiar with the quadratic formula?

Answer 3

yes, and yes

Answer 4

what is it?

Answer 5

Oh ok then it cant be factored. but u can find the solution of this 2 degree equation by quadratic formula

Answer 6

ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is the first step of the quadratic formula
the value of x is to factor the quadratic,

Answer 7

a^2 – 5a – 20 = 0
a = 1, b = - 5, c = - 20

Answer 8

put it in a quadratic form
a^2 – 5a – 20 = 0

Answer 9

wait I had an error when writing the quad formula

Answer 10

and plug it in into this formula