Quadratic Formula

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Solve the following quadratic equation (4k + 5) (k + 1) = 0

x = - 5/4, x = -1

What are the answers to the quadratic equation 2m² + 2m - 12 = 0?

x = -3, x = 2

What are the methods of solving a quadratic equation?

) Quadratic formula 2) Complete the square 3) Graph 4) Factor and use the zero product property. 5) Square-root method

What are the first steps to completing the square?

1) Rewrite as: ax² + b = C 2) Make sure a = 1. Else factor/divide the coefficient out. 3) take (b/2)² and add it to both sides

What is a quadratic equation?

An equation in the form:

How is a quadratic equation solved by factoring?

Factor the quadratic equation and find the value(s) that makes each binomial 0.

What are solutions of a quadratic equation?

Roots of a quadratic equation

x= 4/5

Solve 25x²-40x=-16

x=1 or x=-2.5

Solve 2x²+3x-5=0

x=(-3±√19) / 2

Solve 2x²+6x-5=0

x=(-1±i√39) / 4

Solve 2x²+x+5=0

x=(3±i√7) / 4

Solve 2x²-3x+2=0

x=(7±√57) / 4

Solve 2x²-7x-1=0

x=(-1±i√79) / 8

Solve 4x²+x+5=0

x=±√5 / 2

Solve 4x²-5=0

x = 1/5, 7

Solve 5x²-36x-7=0

x=(-1±√73) / 12

Solve 6x²+x-3=0

x=-2±√2

Solve x²+4x+2=0

x=(3±√29) / 2

Solve x²-3x-5=0

Solve the following quadratic equation 4b² + 8b²+7= 4

-3/2, -1/2

Solve the following quadratic equation b² - 4b + 4= 0

2

What are the last steps to completing the square?

4) Factor the left side into a square of an equation. 5) Square root both sides. 6) Your two solutions are the constant ± the square root of the right side.

Solve the following quadratic equation m² - 5m -14=0

7, -2

What is a quadratic expression?

A polynomial with a degree of two

What is completing the square of a quadratic?

A process that by adding a constant c to an expression in the from x^2 + bx so that the expression x^2 + bx + c is a perfect square trinomial.

What is a Quadratic Term?

A term with an exponent of 2 - ax²

Out of the methods of solving quadratic equations, which are the most reliable?

The quadratic equation and completing the square.

What is the discriminant of a quadratic equation?

the b² - 4ac portion. It is rooted in the quadratic equation.

What is the U-shaped graph of a quadratic function?

parabola


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