Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A quadratic equation can be factorised if and only if there are rational roots.
For any quadratic equation the discriminant decides about the nature of roots.
Thus only if the discriminant is a perfect square we can have rational roots and in this case only factorization is possible.
In the given equation

Since 1 is a perfect square we can factor and solve

Step-by-step explanation:
x = father's age now
y = son's age now
x = 2y + 10
x - 20 = 5(y - 20) = 5y - 100
using the first in the second equation :
2y + 10 - 20 = 5y - 100
-10 = 3y - 100
90 = 3y
y = 30
x = 2y + 10 = 2×30 + 10 = 60 + 10 = 70
the father is now 70 years old, the son now 30 years old.
There are 6.45 or 6.5 square cm in one square in.