For tips on how to do this, look at Factorising quadratics and Factorisation of further quadratics in this guide. For (\({x}\) + 2)(\({x}\) + 7) to equal 0 either the first or second bracket must be ...

Here are some examples of quadratic equations in this form: \(2x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0\). \(a = 2\), \(b = -2\) and \(c = -3\) \(2x(x + 3) = 0\). \(a = 2\), \(b = 6\) and ...