Which of the following is a situation in which an equation cannot be solved using the quadratic formula? A.) The coefficient of

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Which of the following is a situation in which an equation cannot be solved using the quadratic formula? A.) The coefficient of

the x^2 term is zero B.) The right hand side of the equation is zero C.) The coefficient of the x term is zero D.) The degree of the polynomial is 2

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WITCHER [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-02T08:19:59+03:00

WITCHER [35]3 years ago

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Recall that the quadratic formula is
x=(-b+/-sqrt(b^2-4ac)/2a
So the formula cannot be used whenever a=0, in other words, the coefficient of the x^2 term is zero. All other situations do not render the formula inapplicable.