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{"name": "Kjell's copy of Francis 's copy of Solving Quadratic Equations using the Quadratic Formula  4 Questions READY", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"functions": {}, "ungrouped_variables": ["a", "b", "c", "disc1", "disc2", "disc3", "disc4", "ansmin", "ansplus"], "name": "Kjell's copy of Francis 's copy of Solving Quadratic Equations using the Quadratic Formula  4 Questions READY", "tags": [], "preamble": {"css": "fraction {\n  display: inline-block;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n}\nfraction > numerator, fraction > denominator {\n  float: left;\n  width: 100%;\n  text-align: center;\n  line-height: 2.5em;\n}\nfraction > numerator {\n  border-bottom: 1px solid;\n  padding-bottom: 5px;\n}\nfraction > denominator {\n  padding-top: 5px;\n}\nfraction input {\n    line-height: 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&nbsp;<fraction><numerator>$-(\\var{b[0]})$$\\pm$$\\sqrt{(\\var{b[0]})^2-4(\\var{a[0]}\\times\\var{c[0]})}$</numerator><denominator>$2\\times\\var{a[0]}$</denominator></fraction></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Inputting these figures into a calculator, starting with the minus sign before the root, gives: &nbsp;$x=\\var{ansmin}$,</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">and using the positive root version gives the other solution: &nbsp;$x=\\var{ansplus}$.</p>", "rulesets": {}, "parts": [{"prompt": "<p>Find the roots of $\\simplify{{a[0]}*x^2+{b[0]}*x+{c[0]}}=0$.</p>\n<p>Give your answers in ascending order to four significant figures.</p>\n<p>$x=$&nbsp;[[0]] and $x=$&nbsp;[[1]]</p>\n<p></p>", "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "gaps": [{"precisionType": "sigfig", "precisionMessage": "<p>You have not given your answer to the correct precision.</p>", "allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "precision": "4", "maxValue": 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"marks": 0, "type": "gapfill"}, {"prompt": "<p>Find the roots of $\\simplify{{a[1]}*x^2+{b[1]}*x+{c[1]}}=0$.</p>\n<p>Give your answers in ascending order to four significant figures.</p>\n<p>$x=$&nbsp;[[0]] and $x=$&nbsp;[[1]]</p>\n<p></p>", "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "gaps": [{"precisionType": "sigfig", "precisionMessage": "<p>You have not given your answer to the correct precision.</p>", "allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "precision": "4", "maxValue": "(-{b[1]}-sqrt({b[1]}^2-4*{a[1]}*{c[1]}))/(2*{a[1]})+0.0005", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "strictPrecision": false, "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "precisionPartialCredit": "50", "scripts": {}, "marks": "1", "minValue": "(-{b[1]}-sqrt({b[1]}^2-4*{a[1]}*{c[1]}))/(2*{a[1]})-0.0005", "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"precisionType": "sigfig", "precisionMessage": "You have not given your answer to the 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