Page 1 of 10 Big Idea: Quadratic equations ean be solved under any circumstance if we allow complex- valued solutions Big Skill: You should be able to solve any quadratic equation by factoring and using the 2er0 product property, completing the square and using the square root property of equality, and by using the quadratic formula. A, Solve Quadratic equations Using the Zero Product Property A quadratic equation isan equation inthe variable x with constants a, , and ¢ (sometimes called parameters) that can be written inthe form ax" 4 br +e =0. The standard form fora quadratic equation is as above, where all non-zero terms are on the left hand side, and those terms are written in descending powers of the variable. Quadratic Equations ‘A quadratic equation can be written inthe form ax* +h with a,bce Rand a#0 ‘Zero Product Property If. and B represent real numbers or real-valued expressions, and A-B=0, then d=0 or B=0. + Tosolve a quatratc equation using the zero prodet property: (©. Getallters on one side ofthe equation (which means zero will be on the other side) (©. Factorthe non-zero side (©. Set each factor equal to zero (justified by the zero product property) (©. Solve each mini “factor equation.” Practice: 1. Solve: 22 a Fne0 x (ax-Fleelege Algebra Lecture Notes ion LS Page 2 of 10 2. Solve: -Sx+2x7=3 (aD e-@ w= (-6)(4) and = GH Eee DD aw_ox tx-3=0 20 (X-9 FL (0-3) =o (Oxei (K-22 autho oe iepe0 fica S 3. Solve: 8x° = 24x-18, Sx? -amn 18 FO alart-px+ =o af an? 2(axX +9] =0 2 (ax53)* =o RAeje0 ok XK-Zz0 B, Solve Quadratic cquations Using the Square Root Property of Equality Square Root Property of Equality I¢-X represents an algebraic expression, and then. Jk or X =k which is also written as X= 2K # Tosolvea quidratc equation using the square root property of equality: ‘© Manipalate the equation until the left hand side is a perfect square, and there isa single aumber on the right hand side © Applythe square root propery of equalityCollege Algebra Lecture Notes Section 1.5 Page 3 of 10 Practice: 4, Solve 0 > = AX? =~ 412 = 8B wey “ = 5. Solve: v +124 Xo Hdee8 Xt lS eth aly 6. Solve: (247) 45=25 (K+9)?= 20 wee tie thls he L255 X27 tae e-Anl =-293 Or-t-2fh% -th49College Algebra Lecture Notes Section 5 Page 4 of 10 . 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