SOLUTION: Provide your classmates with a quadratic equation to solve. Ask them which method should be used and why? x^2+4x-4=0

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Question 326961: Provide your classmates with a quadratic equation to solve. Ask them which method should be used and why?
x^2+4x-4=0
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2+4x-4=0
Quadratic Formula:
x = [-4 +- sqrt(16 - 4*-4)]/2
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x = [-4 +- sqrt(32)}/2
x = [-4+-4sqrt(2)]/2
x = [-2 +- 2sqrt(2)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.