Aquadratic equation is shown below: 25x2 + 10x + 1 = 0 part a: describe the solution(s) to the equation by just determining the radicand. show your work. (5 points) part b: solve 4x2 − 4x + 1 = 0 by using an appropriate method. show the steps of your work, and explain why you chose the method used. (5 points)

A) The quadratic equation is:

which is of the form

Let's analyze the radicand:

The radicand is zero: this means that the equation has 2 coincident solutions.

We can find them by using the formula:

So, the solution is x=-0.2 with multiplicity 2.

b) The equation is

Note that the radicand is zero again, as before:

So we have two coincident solutions as before. We can find them using the same formula:

So, the solution is x=0.5 with multiplicity 2.