Question

Identify a, b, and c of the quadratic equation and solve using the Quadratic Formula x^2 - 8x + 15=0

Answer 1

Given the quadratic equation:

`\text{ x}^2\text{ - 8x + 15 = 0}`

Recall that the standard form of a quadratic equation is:

`\text{ ax}^2\text{ + bx + c = 0}`

The given equation is already in standard form, therefore, we can now proceed identifying what is a, b and c.

We get,

`\text{ ax}^2\text{ + bx + c = 0}`
`\text{ (1)x}^2\text{ + (-8)x + (15) = 0}`

Therefore,

a = 1

b = -8

c = 15