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Putting the values of a, b and c in quadratic formula
Example 2: Using quadratic formula, solve the equation
Solution:
Simplifying and writing in the standard form
(2x + 1) (x + 4) - (x - 2) (x + 2) = 0
2x2 + 8x + x + 4 - (x2 - 4) = 0
2x2 + 9x + 4 - x2 + 4 = 0
or x2 + 9x + 8 = 0
Here a = 1 , b = 9 , c = 8
Using quadratic formula x = , we have
Version 1.1 ∴ -1, -8 are the roots of the given equation. Thus, the solution set
is {-8, -1}.
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