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3 years ago

Which of the following cannot be solved using the quadratic formula?

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1 answer:

VLD [36.1K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Quadratic formula is used only to solve the quadratic equations .

Means the equation of the form

$ax^{2} +bx+c=0$

In this the x^2 part is must because that only makes the equation a quadratic.

Looking at the four options given to you , only the option C has the missing x^2 term, which makes it a linear equation and hence the quadratic formula cannot be applied there .

So the right option for your question with the quadratic formula is

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