9.

1 Solving Quadratic
Equations by Finding Square
Roots
Perfect Squares 1 121
Just a reminder 4 144
of the perfect 9 169
squares from 16 196
1 to 20. 25 225
36 256
49 289
64 324
81 361
100 400
Square Roots

 All positive real numbers have two

square roots.
 A positive square root
 A negative square root
 Example
36  6
 6*6=36 and -6*(-6)=36
 Say “square root of 36 is plus or minus
6”
Zero and Negative Square roots

 Zero has only one square

root…zero.
 Negative numbers have no real
square roots.
 If you see a negative inside the square
root, your answer is undefined.
Irrational Numbers
 Irrational numbers are numbers that
cannot be written as the quotient of
two integers.
 Irrationals are neither terminating or
repeating.
 1.12112111211112…
 Pi = 3.1415….
 Any square root that is not a perfect
square is irrational.
 Radical Expressions
 Radical expressions involve square
roots.
 The square root symbol is a
grouping symbol.
 Operations inside a radical symbol
must be performed before the
square root is evaluated.

(2)  4(1)(3)  4  12  16  4
2
±
 Quadratic Equations

 A quadratic equation is an equation

that can be written in the following
standard form:

ax  bx  c  0
2

 In standard form, a is the leading

coefficient.
When b=0

 In this section, we are going to

solve quadratic equations where
b=0.
 So, we will be solving equations in
the form ax  c  0 .
2
To solve…

To solve ax  c  0 isolate the x

2 2

term, then take the square root of
both sides.
 Example
To solve…

To solve ax  c  0 isolate the x

2 2

term, then take the square root of
both sides.
 Example
To solve…

To solve ax  c  0 isolate the x

2 2

term, then take the square root of
both sides.
 Example
To solve…

To solve ax  c  0 isolate the x

2 2

term, then take the square root of
both sides.
 Example
Number of solutions
2
 If x equals a positive number,
then there are 2 solutions.
2
 If x equals 0, then there is
one solution…0.
2
 If x equals a negative number,
then there is no real solution.
 Number of solutions
2
 If x = + #, then 2 solutions.
2
 If x = 0, then one solution…0.
2
 If x = - #, then no real solution.
Example

 Solve 3 x  48  0
2

3 x  48
2

2
3x 48

3 3
x  16
2

x  16
2

x  4
ax  bx  c  0
2
ax  bx  c  0
2
ax  bx  c  0
2
 Homework

 Page 507:

#22-44 even and #54-68 even