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    The document provides an example of how to solve a quadratic equation step-by-step and show all work. It then instructs the student to derive the quadratic formula by completing the square. The student is shown the general quadratic formula and told to start with the standard form of the equation. Through a series of algebraic steps of distributing, combining like terms, and taking square roots, the student derives the quadratic formula of x = (-b ±√(b2 - 4ac))/2a.

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    The document provides an example of how to solve a quadratic equation step-by-step and show all work. It then instructs the student to derive the quadratic formula by completing the square. The student is shown the general quadratic formula and told to start with the standard form of the equation. Through a series of algebraic steps of distributing, combining like terms, and taking square roots, the student derives the quadratic formula of x = (-b ±√(b2 - 4ac))/2a.

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    POW9DueTuesday1/19

    ForthisPOW,donotdostages1,2,or4.Youmustshow
    everysinglestep
    separately

    and
    explainwhatyoudid.BelowisanexampleofwhatImean:

    Solveforx: x2 + 5.2x = 9

    Step

    Explanation

    x2 + 5.2x = 9 p = (5.2/2)2 = 2.62


    p = 6.76

    Determinethemissinglinkbydividing
    5.2by2,thensquaringit.

    x2 + 5.2x + 6.76 = 9 + 6.76

    Add 6.76 toeachside

    (x + 2.6)2 = 15.76

    Factortheperfectsquaretrinomial

    (x + 2.6)

    Takethesquarerootofbothsides

    = 15.76

    (x + 2.6) = 3.97

    Simplifythesquareroots

    x + 2.6 = 3.97 x + 2.6 = 3.97

    Separateintotwoequations

    x + 2.6 2.6 = 3.97 2.6 x + 2.6 2.6 = 3.97 2.6

    Subtract2.6fromeachside

    x = 1.37 x = 6.57

    Finalsolutions

    Bycompletingthesquare,showthatif ax2 + bx + c

    = 0 ,then

    x=

    bb24ac
    2a

    .
    Thereare

    lotsofonlineresourcestohelpyouifyougetstalledout.Donthesitatetousethem,justbe
    suretociteanysourcesyouuse.
    NOTE:v/=squareroot
    Step

    Explanation

    2
    ax
    +bx+c=0

    Startwiththegeneralform

    2
    (a/a)x
    +(b/a)x+c/a=0/a
    2
    x
    +(b/a)x=0

    2
    Dividebothsidesbya(aonax
    iscancelled
    out,and0dividedbyaiszero)

    2
    x
    +(b/a)x+c/a(c/a)=0(c/a)
    2
    x
    +(b/a)=c/a

    Subtractc/afrombothsides

    2
    2 2
    2 2
    x
    +(b/a)+b
    /4a=c/a+b
    /4a
    2
    2 2
    (x+(b/2a))
    =c/a+b
    /4a

    2 2
    Addb
    /4atobothsidesandcompletethe
    squarebyfactoring

    2
    2 2
    (x+(b/2a))
    =c/a+b
    /4a
    2
    2
    2 2
    (x+(b/2a))
    =(4ac/4a
    )+(b
    /4a
    )
    2 2
    2
    (x+b/2a)
    =(b
    4ac)/4a

    Combineliketermsonleftsideofthe
    equation

    2
    2
    2
    v/(x+b/2a)
    =v/(b
    4ac)/4a

    2
    2
    x+b/2a=v/(b
    4ac)/4a

    Findthesquarerootofbothsides

    2
    x+b/2ab/2a=v/(b
    4ac)/4ab/2a
    2
    x=(b+v/b
    4ac)/2a

    Subtractb/2afrombothsides

    References
    :
    http://www.wikihow.com/DerivetheQuadraticFormula

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