High School Math : Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Quadratic Equations And Inequalities

Find the zeros. 

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Explanation:

Set each expression equal to zero and you get 0 and 6.

Example Question #8 : Solving Quadratic Equations

Find the zeros.

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Set both expressions equal to . The first factor yields . The second factor gives you .

Example Question #3 : Solving Quadratic Equations

Find the zeros. 

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Set both expressions to  and you get  and .

Example Question #11 : Solving Quadratic Equations

Solve the following equation by factoring.

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We can factor by determining the terms that will multiply to –8 and add to +7.

Our factors are +8 and –1.

Now we can set each factor equal to zero and solve for the root.

Example Question #12 : Solving Quadratic Equations

Solve the following equation by factoring.

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We know that one  term has a coefficient of 2 and that our factors must multiply to –10.

Our factors are +2 and –5.

Now we can set each factor equal to zero and solve for the root.

Example Question #13 : Solving Quadratic Equations

Solve the following equation by factoring.

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First, we can factor an term out of all of the values.

We can factor remaining polynomial by determining the terms that will multiply to +4 and add to +4.

Our factors are +2 and +2.

Now we can set each factor equal to zero and solve for the root.

Example Question #71 : Intermediate Single Variable Algebra

Solve

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Factor the problem and set each factor equal to zero.

becomes so

Example Question #12 : Finding Roots

Solve .

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Factor the quadratic equation and set each factor equal to zero:

becomes so the correct answer is  .

Example Question #13 : Finding Roots

What are the roots of ?

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To find the roots, we need to find the values that would make . Since there are two parts to , we will have two roots: one where , and one where .

Solve each one individually:

 

Therefore, our roots will be .

Example Question #14 : Finding Roots

What are the roots of ?

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To find the roots, we need to find what would make . Since there are two parts to , we will have two roots: one where  , and one where .

Solve each individually.

Our two roots will be .

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