Describe and correct the error a student made in solving an

Last updated: 10/12/2023

Describe and correct the error a student made in solving an equation x2 5x 5 0 a 1 b 5 c 5 X 5 5 4 1 5 2 1 5 25 20 2 X A The student used b instead of b in the first term in the numerator when substituting values into the formula OB The student tried to use parameters from the wrong form of the quadratic equation The student should have rewritten the equation as a x b c 0 and then substituted those values into the Quadratic Formula OC The student dropped the negative sign in simplifying the expression 5 D The student used a instead of 2a in the denominator when substituting values into the formula