James Holloman

Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class__________________

LESSON Practice A
8-x
8-6
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
1. Complete: If ab = 0, then _________________
a=0 b=0
or _________________ .

Use the Zero Product Property to solve each equation.

Check your answers.
2. (x − 7) (x + 2) = 0 3. (x − 5) (x − 1) = 0
x−7=0 or x+2=0 x−5=0 or x−1=0
x = ______
7 or x = ______
-2 x = ______
5 or x = ______
1
4. (x + 2) (x + 6) = 0 5. (3x − 4) (x − 3) = 0

x=-2; x= -6 x=3; x= 4/3

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Factor each quadratic expression. Then, use the Zero Product

Property to solve the equation.
6. x2 − 5x = 0 7. x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
x(__________
x-5 )=0 (x + 2) (__________
x+1 )=0
x=0 or x-5
(__________)=0 x+2=0 or x+1
(_________)=0
x=0 or 5
x = _____ x = −2 or x = _____
-1
8. x − 6x − 27 = 0
2
9. x + 8x + 15 = 0
2

9
(x − ______ 3
) (x + ______)=0 x+3
(__________ x+5
) (__________)=0
x-9
(_________ )=0 or x+3
(__________)=0 x+3
(__________)=0 or x+5
(_________)=0
9
x = ______ or x = _____
-3 x = _____
-3 or x = _____
-5
10. x − 6x + 5 = 0
2
11. x − 4x − 12 = 0
2

x=5; x=1 x=6; x=-2

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12. 2x2 − 5x − 3 = 0 13. 6x2 = 5x + 4

x= -1/2 ; x=3 x= 4/3 ; x= -1/2

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14. A relief package is released from a helicopter at 1600 feet. The height
of the package can be modeled by h = −16t2 + 1600, where h is the
height of the package in feet and t is the time in seconds. The pilot wants
to know how long it will take for the package to hit the ground.
-16t2 + 1600= 0
a. Write the equation. ____________________________________
10 seconds
b. Solve the equation. ____________________________________

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