Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation:
0 = x2 - 5x + 6
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they gave an example of the falling object model but i still don't understand the equation
The instructions are to use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. Do you know what the quadratic formula is and how to solve it?
i don't know how to solve it but i have the quadratic formula but i don't know is it the same when the 0= is in the begining and 0= is at the end. i can use that formula?because i get confused
Yes. It doesn't make any difference which side of the equal sign the 0 is on.
oh ok
To solve the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula, we need to know the coefficients of the quadratic equation. The general form of a quadratic equation is:
ax^2 + bx + c = 0
In this case, the coefficients are: a = 1, b = -5, and c = 6. Now we can use the quadratic formula which is:
x = (-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a
Plugging in the values, we have:
x = (-( -5) ± √((-5)^2 - 4(1)(6))) / 2(1)
Simplifying further:
x = (5 ± √(25 - 24)) / 2
x = (5 ± √1) / 2
Now we can find the two possible solutions for x:
x = (5 + 1) / 2 = 6 / 2 = 3
and
x = (5 - 1) / 2 = 4 / 2 = 2
So, the solutions for the equation 0 = x^2 - 5x + 6 are x = 3 and x = 2.