Quadratic Formula
2x2+1x+1=0
x= -2
(-x+6)(x+5)
-x2+6x-5x+30
Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?
Because there is one more penny in 1968 pennies than in 1967 pennies.
x2-2x-3=0
x= 3 and x=-1
(2x-3)(3x+4)
6x2-1x-12
What has a head, a tail, but does not have a body?
A coin
2x2+5x-3=0
x=1/2 and x=-3
(2x+3)(4x+5)
8x2+22x+15
Robert, my neighbor, a forty-five-year-old blacksmith is seven feet tall, and eats all day long. What does he weigh?
Iron
x2+x-240=0
x= -16 and x=15
(6x2-x+2)(4x+2)
24x3+8x2+6x+4
Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?
He has 5 children, all of the daughters have the same 1 brother.
4x2+4x-3=0
x= 1/2 and -3/2
(3x2-x+9)(2x2+6x-1)
6x4+16x3+9x2+55x-9
If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?
Zero, roosters do not lay eggs.