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Write down a quadratic equation and solve it using the quadratic formula or by completing the square. Write 50-100 words comparing and contrasting the two methods.

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Apply a quadratic formula or solve by completing the square.

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Write down a quadratic equation and solve it using the quadratic formula or by completing the square. Write 50-100 words comparing and contrasting the two methods.

Let us take the quadratic equation . Comparing it with , we see that a=1, b=-5 and c=6.
Using the quadratic formula, we can find the solution as
. This gives the solution for x as 3 or 2.

Now, we ...

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