Why do you think Americans might have wanted the lands in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803? What advantages would it give the young nation?

Step-by-step explanation:

You put this in the wrong place, but I'll answer it anyway.

Let's see what we can get out of it.

1. It allowed western expansion.

2. It gave the United States a southern route to enhance trade.

3. It brought America closer to the slave trade which the southern states needed at the time. I don't like posting this answer, but it is a historical fact.

4. It made things a little difficult for the Spanish who had the ports in Louisiana.

5. It made the land route to the west coast a little easier to do. Not much but some.

6. Considering the cost of the land and how it was later developed, the price paid was a steal.

answer: standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

step-by-step explanation:

standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

(2x + 1)(x - 2) = 0

distribute to get into standard form

2x^2 - 4x + x - 2 = 0

2x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0

a = 2, b= -3, c = -2

a is your answer