Answer the question.What are the advantages and disadvantages of factoring as a method of solving quadratic equations?

What will be an ideal response?


The disadvantage is that not all equations can be solved by factoring, and some that can be solved by factoring have factorizations that are difficult to discover. The advantage is that it is usually fastest when it works.

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Evaluate.(-5)0- 50

A. -1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 5

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Graph the equation by plotting intercepts.4x + 5y = 20

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B.

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D.

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Add or subtract as indicated.-  +  

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B.
C. 0
D.

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Use a graphing calculator to determine which expression completes the identity.The expression   + cot ?is to be the left hand side of an equation that is an identity. Which one of the following four expressions can be used as the right hand side of the equation to complete the identity?

A. sec ? B. cos ? C. csc ? D. tan ?

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