Ax 2 bx c 0. Were asked to solve for s. The type of equation is defined by the highest power so in the example above it wouldnt be a cubic equation if a 0 because the highest power term would be bx 2 and it would be a quadratic equation.
In elementary algebra the quadratic formula is a formula that provides the solutions to a quadratic equationThere are other ways of solving a quadratic equation instead of using the quadratic formula such as factoring direct factoring grouping AC method completing the square graphing and others.
B b 2 4 a c. Were asked to solve for s. Use these equations to solve for k and m or for x. A 5 b 6 c 1.