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Which Quadratic Formula?

So ... I've seen a couple of YouTube videos that feature songs about the Quadratic Formula. I often see it written like this:

\(x = \dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}
\)

and it occurs to me that I've always written it this way:

\(x = \dfrac{-b}{2a} \pm \dfrac{\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\)

Which one is better?


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