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Solve the quadratic equations by factorising. Enter answers in ASCENDING ORDER.

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Factorise $\\simplify{{a[0]*c[0]}x^2+{a[0]*d[0]+b[0]*c[0]}x+ {b[0]*d[0]}}$. [[0]]

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Hence solve $\\simplify{{a[0]*c[0]}x^2+{a[0]*d[0]+b[0]*c[0]}x+ {b[0]*d[0]}}=0$.

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Factorise $\\simplify{{a[1]*c[1]}x^2+{a[1]*d[1]+b[1]*c[1]}x+ {b[1]*d[1]}}$. [[0]]

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Hence solve $\\simplify{{a[1]*c[1]}x^2+{a[1]*d[1]+b[1]*c[1]}x+ {b[1]*d[1]}}=0$.

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See 3.3 and 3.5 for factorising. See 4.1 and 4.2 for how to use factorising to solve quadratics.

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Some quadratics are to be solved by factorising

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