Question

What are the values of a, b and c in the equation 5x = (2x+1)2 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

5x=(2x+1)2

5x=4x+2

5x-4x+2=x+2

therefore x+2=$ax^{2}$+bx+c(general form of quadratic equation)

x+2 = $0^{2} +1x+2$

so we can say that a =0, b = 1, c= 2