If a quadratic equation can be factorised, the factors can be used to find the roots of the equation. The equation factorises to give \((x + 3) (x - 2) = 0 \) so the solutions to the equation \(x ...

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, where does the parabola cut the x-axis? As a graph cuts the ...