Answer:
1.a=2
2. C x=2 and x=-3
Explanation:
The standard form for the quadratic function is
ax^2 +bx+c
so we need to rewrite the function to be in this form
2x^2 -10 = 7x
Subtract 7x from each side
2x^2 -7x-10 = 7x-7x
2x^2 -7x-10 = 0
a =2, b= -7 c=-10
2. The quadratic formula is
-b ± sqrt(b^2 -4ac)
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2a
2x^2 + 2x=12
Lest get the equation in proper form
2x^2 + 2x-12 = 12-12
2x^2 +2x-12 =0
a=2 b=2 c=-12
Lets substitute what we know
-2 ± sqrt(2^2 -4(2)(-12))
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2(2)
-2 ± sqrt(4+96)
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2(2)
-2 ± sqrt(100)
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4
-2 ± 10
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4
-2 + 10 -2-10
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4 4
8/4 and -12/4
2 and -3