QUADRATIC FORMULA

𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
Assuming that a > 0
First Method:
𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 divide by a
𝑏𝑥 𝑐
𝑥 2+ +𝑎=0
𝑎
𝑏𝑥 𝑐
𝑥 2 + 2· 2𝑎 + 𝑎 = 0
𝑏 𝑏2 𝑐
(𝑥 + 2𝑎)2 - 4𝑎2 +𝑎 = 0
𝑏 2 𝑐 𝑏2 𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
(𝑥 + ) = - 𝑎 + 4𝑎2 =
2𝑎 4𝑎2

𝑏 ± √𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥 + 2𝑎 = 2𝑎

If 𝑏 2 - 4ac > 0 Then there are two real solutions:

−𝑏 ± √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
If: 𝑏 2 - 4ac = 0 there is only one real solution.
𝐛
𝑥 = −
𝟐𝐚

If: 𝑏 2 – 4ac < 0, then there are two non-real solutions (complex numbers
among the set in ©). The solutions are:

−𝑏 ± 𝑖√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
Assuming that a > 0
Second Method:

𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
𝑏𝑥√𝑎
(𝑥 √𝑎 )2 + 2· +c=0
2√𝑎

2 𝑏𝑥√𝑎 𝑏2 𝑏2
(𝑥 √𝑎 ) + 2· + 4𝑎 + 𝑐 − =0
2√𝑎 4𝑎

2 𝑏𝑥√𝑎 𝑏2 𝑏2
(𝑥 √𝑎 ) + 2· + = −𝑐
2√𝑎 4𝑎 4𝑎

𝑏 𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
(𝑥 √𝑎 + )2=
2√ 𝑎 4𝑎

𝑏 √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥 √𝑎 + = ±
2√𝑎 2√𝑎
√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑏
𝑥 √𝑎 = − ±
2√𝑎 2√𝑎
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥 √𝑎 = we will divide both sides by √𝑎
2√𝑎

−𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
Which leads us to 𝑥= ÷ √𝑎
2√𝑎

(−𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐 ) 1 −𝑏±√𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐

𝑥= × ; therefore: 𝑥 =
2√𝑎 √𝑎 2𝑎
“Et Voila That is the quadratic formula proven differently from the first
most popular method”!!!!
−𝑏 ± √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
The set of solutions follow the same rule as the previous method. They all depend on the sign
and the value of the discriminant Δ= 𝑏 2 - 4ac