QUADRATIC

INEQUALITIES
An inequality that contains a polynomial of
degree 2 and can be written in any of the
following forms:
2 2
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+𝑐 >0 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+𝑐 ≥0
   

2 2
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+𝑐 <0 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+𝑐 ≤0
   

Where a, b, and c are real numbers and a0

 
 Examples.
•  2 2
2 𝑥 +5 𝑥+1>0 − 3 𝑟 +𝑟 −5 ≥ 0
 

2   2
𝑠 − 9<2 𝑠 𝑡 + 4 𝑡 ≤ 10
 

To solve these quadratic inequality find the

roots of its corresponding equality.
 •  2
Example 1 𝑥 +7 𝑥+12> 0
 
The corresponding equality of

is . Then solve it.

The roots are -3 and -4.
Plot the points corresponding to -3 and
-4 on the number line.
 The three interval are
1.
2.
  3.
Test a number from each interval against the inequality.

1. -------- -7
 

2. -------- -3.6
3. --------- 0
 QUADRATIC
LINEAR FUNCTION – equal
FUNCTION – equal differences in x do not
differences in x lead to equal first
produce equal differences in y, instead
differences in y. the second differences
in y are equal.
 QUADRATIC
LINEAR
FUNCTION – graph
FUNCTION – graph
is smooth curve or
is straight line.
called parabola.