Which of the following methods would be the easiest to use to solve 2x2 + 4x - 3 = 0?

factoring

isolating the x2 term and finding the square root of both sides

using the quadratic formula

all three methods would be easy and effective

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Joyce Conrad

Mathematics

30 November, 15:04

Which of the following methods would be the easiest to use to solve 2x2 + 4x - 3 = 0?

factoring

isolating the x2 term and finding the square root of both sides

using the quadratic formula

all three methods would be easy and effective

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Sabrina Graves · Answer 1

2x² + 4x - 3 = 0

x = - (4) ± √ ((4) ² - 4 (2) (-3))

2 (2)

x = - 4 ± √ (16 + 24)

4

x = - 4 ± √ (40)

4

x = - 4 ± 2√ (10)

4

x = - 1 ± ¹/₂√ (10)

x = - 1 + ¹/₂√ (10) U x = - 1 - ¹/₂√ (10)

Which of the following methods would be the easiest to use to solve 2x2 + 4x - 3 = 0?factoringisolating the x2 term and finding the square root of both sidesusing the quadratic formulaall three methods would be easy and effective

Which of the following methods would be the easiest to use to solve 2x2 + 4x - 3 = 0?

factoring

isolating the x2 term and finding the square root of both sides

using the quadratic formula

all three methods would be easy and effective