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Solving Problems Involving Quadratic Equations
Solving Problems Involving Quadratic Equations
A. Solve each problem mentally. Write your answer on the line before each
number. (2 points each)
________________ 1] How long did the car with the speed v travel d kilometers?
________________ 2] What is the perimeter of a square whose area is 16s^2?
________________ 5] What is the area of a right triangle whose altitude, base, and
hypotenuse are a, b, and h respectively?
B. Analyze each of the following questions carefully, then solve. Show your
complete solution.
1] The sum of two numbers is 12, and the difference of their squares is 120. What
are the two numbers?
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
Solution:
Checking:
Answer: __________________________________________________
2] Find two numbers whose difference is 6 and the difference of their squares is
twelve times their difference.
y = smaller number
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
Solution:
Checking:
Answer: __________________________________________________
3] The product of two consecutive integers is 66 greater than the next consecutive integer.
What are the three integers?
Equation 1:
Solution:
Checking:
Answer: __________________________________________________
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