It has become somewhat fashionable to have students derive the Quadratic Formula themselves; this is done by completing the square for the generic quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0. While I can understand the impulse (showing students how the Formula was invented, and thereby providing a concrete example of the usefulness of abstract symbolic manipulation), the computations involved are often a bit beyond the average student at this point.
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
An linear equation is an equation that shows the relationship of 2 numbers, and when one variable decreases at a constant rate, the other will also decrease by a constant rate. One example is when you drive at a constant rate at 50 miles per hour. The distance is y miles, and the time is x hours. The linear equation is y=50x.
