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    Quadratics contain a squared variable as the highest order term. They can have 0, 1, or 2 solutions which are called roots. Standard form is y=ax^2 +bx+c. There are four main techniques to solve quadratics: factoring, square rooting, completing the square, and the quadratic formula. The discriminant determines the number of real solutions. Quadratics graph as parabolas that open up or down depending on the sign of a.

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    Quadratics contain a squared variable as the highest order term. They can have 0, 1, or 2 solutions which are called roots. Standard form is y=ax^2 +bx+c. There are four main techniques to solve quadratics: factoring, square rooting, completing the square, and the quadratic formula. The discriminant determines the number of real solutions. Quadratics graph as parabolas that open up or down depending on the sign of a.

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    Quadratics contain a squared variable as the highest order term. They can have 0, 1, or 2 solutions which are called roots. Standard form is y=ax^2 +bx+c. There are four main techniques to solve quadratics: factoring, square rooting, completing the square, and the quadratic formula. The discriminant determines the number of real solutions. Quadratics graph as parabolas that open up or down depending on the sign of a.

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    Quadratics

    40 points
    A quadratic contains a squared
    variable (x2) as the highest-order
    term
    Standard form:
    y=ax +bx+c
    2
    There can be 0, 1, or 2 solutions
    for x (also called “roots”)

    That’s because solutions are


    where the graph of an equation
    crosses the x-axis
    0 solutions

    2 solutions 1 solution
    To solve:

    1st: Always move everything to one side of the equation and set it equal
    to zero!

    2nd: Use one of the following techniques...


    OPTION 1: Factoring aka: reverse-FOIL
    This is ALWAYS easiest if a=1, so try to simplify your expression so that this is
    the case!

    HINT: nice-looking numbers in answer choices= clue that factoring is possible

    For x2+bx+c: Look for the factors of c that add up to equal b

    For ax2+bx+c : multiply a times c, look for the factors of ac that add up to b,
    use those factors to break the middle term into two pieces, then factor by
    grouping

    Check your work by FOILing!


    OPTION 2: Square Rooting:

    Use when both sides of equation


    are perfect squares
    OPTION 2: Square Rooting example:

    Ex: (x+3)2 = 49
    You can use the square root on both sides
    because both sides of the equation are perfect
    squares!
    (x+3) = 7
    x= 4
    OPTION 3: Completing the Square
    Use with more difficult quadratic equations

    1st: put the quadratic in standard form


    2nd: divide b by 2 and square the result
    3rd: add the result to both sides of the
    equation, factor, & solve by square rooting
    Another example...
    OPTION 4: The Quadratic
    Formula

    *Complicated math, so only use as


    a last resort!
    The Quadratic Formula
    Use to find an exact solution

    HINT: Use when you see radicals in the answer choices!

    *Be sure to write in standard form before plugging in the values of a,


    b, and c into the formula!

    MEMORIZE this formula!!!!


    Discriminant: the sign dictates the # of
    REAL solutions of the equation

    + = 2 real solutions
    0 = 1 real solution
    - = 0 real solutions

    You MUST solve the discriminant 1st!


    Graphing Parabolas
    Note: Quadratics (& functions) graph as parabolas (U-shaped)

    When a<0: will open DOWN

    When a>0: will open UP

    *Be sure you are familiar with the terms on the image
    ANOTHER way to see them: Vertex Form

    y = a(x - h) 2 + k
    h & k are the x- and - coordinates of the parabola’s vertex, respectively, and the equation x = h give the
    axis of symmetry
    This is the quadratic formula
    From standard form, plug in the values into x = -b
    WITHOUT the square2aroot
    part!

    To find the y-coordinate of the vertex, plug the x-coordinate into the original equation and solve for y!

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