\(2x^2 – 7x – 4\) factorises as \((2x + 1)(x – 4)\). \((2x + 1)(x – 4) = 0\). \(2x + 1 = 0 \) means \(x = -\frac{1}{2}\). \(x – 4 = 0\) means \(x = 4 ...
Look at the National 4 factorising section before continuing. When a question asks you to 'solve' a quadratic equation, this means that you are to find the roots of the quadratic. In other words, ...