Question

Which of the following is not a condition that must be met before you can use

the quadratic formula to find the solutions of an equation?

Answer 1

D. The coefficient of the x^2-term must be positive.

Explanation:

A. The coefficient of the x2-term can't be zero.

B. There can be no term whose degree is higher than 2.

C. One side of the equation must be zero.

D. The coefficient of the x2-term must be positive.

Quadratic equation is given as:

y=ax^2+bx+c

To use the quadratic formula,we have

ax^2+by+c=0

Coefficient of x^2 can not be equal to 0, that is a can not be equal to 0

There can be no term whose degree is higher than 2. The highest degree in a quadratic equation is 2

One side of the equation must be 0, that is ax^2+by+c=0

Coefficient of x^2 must be positive. The coefficient of x^2 can either be positive or negative. That is, it can either be a or -a