4x + 1 = x^2 + 3x - 1
4x = x^2 + 3x - 2
0 = x^2 -x - 2
0 = x^2 -x + 1 - 3
0 = (x - 1)^2 - 3
3 = (x - 1)^2
sqrt 3=(x-1) and (-(x-1))
x = 1+sqrt 3 and 1-sqrt 3
sqrt means square root
Answer: second option
Step-by-step explanation:
The standard form of a quadratic equation is:

Then, to write the quadratic equation given in the problem in standard form, you must substract 1 from both sides of the equation. Then you have:

Given the quadratic equation above, to find the value of
you must substitute:
a=2; b=5 and c=-1 into
Thenrefore, you obtain the following result:

your son is 24 and you are 28
Step-by-step explanation:
you have to do 52-28
9x27 is 2187 hope this helps