SOLUTION: In which line is a mistake first made when solving the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula?
4s^2 + 100 = 40s
Line 1:4s^2 - 40s + 100 = 0
line 2:s^2 - 10s + 25 = 0
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Question 1038308: In which line is a mistake first made when solving the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula?
4s^2 + 100 = 40s
Line 1:4s^2 - 40s + 100 = 0
line 2:s^2 - 10s + 25 = 0
line 3: http://prntscr.com/bgx36s
line 4:http://prntscr.com/bgx3a8
line 5:s = -10 / 2
line 6: s = -5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Line 3 is wrong. Numerator has an obvious sign mistake and also contains two discriminant mistakes.
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