1)What method(s) would you choose to solve the equation:
x2 + 2x - 6 = 0
ASquare roots; there is no x-term.
BQuadratic formula, graphing; the equation cannot be factored easily since the numbers are large.
CFactoring; the equation is easily factored.
DQuadratic formula, completing the square or graphing; the coefficient of x2-term is 1, but the equation cannot be factored.
2)What are the solutions of the equation?
c^2 - 10c = 0
A1, – squareroot10
B0, –10
C0, sqrt10
D0, 10
x2 + 2x - 6 = 0
ASquare roots; there is no x-term.
BQuadratic formula, graphing; the equation cannot be factored easily since the numbers are large.
CFactoring; the equation is easily factored.
DQuadratic formula, completing the square or graphing; the coefficient of x2-term is 1, but the equation cannot be factored.
c^2 - 10c = 0
A1, – squareroot10
B0, –10
C0, sqrt10
D0, 10