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Quadratics White Background Inequalities
Quadratics White Background Inequalities
Quadratic Functions
• Any function that can be written in the form
Quadratic Functions
• Graph forms a parabola
or
2
1. 2 x 3 x 10 0
2
2. x 6 x 15
2
3. x 12 3
2
4. x 6 x 9
Solving Quadratics by Factoring
1. Factor the quadratic
2. Set each factor that contains a variable equal
to zero and solve (zero product property)
More solving by factoring
2
2 x 7 x 15
2
x 8 x 16
2
3x 5 x 2
You Try
Writing the Quadratic Eq.
• Write the quadratic with the given roots of
½ and -5
Write the quadratic with
• Roots of 2/3 and -2
When solving
• Graphing—not always best unless you
have exact answers
• Factoring—not every polynomial can be
factored
• Quadratic Formula—always works
• Square Root method—may have to
complete the square first
Solving using Quadratic formula
• Must be in standard
form
• Identify a, b, and c
b b 4ac
2
x
2a
Examples
2
x 12 x 28
Examples
2
x 121 22 x
Examples
2
2x 4x 2 3
Examples
2
x 4 x 13
Discriminant
• Used to identify the “type” of solutions you
will have (without having to solve)
b 2 4ac
2
ex. 7 x 15 x 4 0
Solving Quadratics using the
Sq. Rt. method
• Useful when you have x2 = constant or a
perfect sq. trinomial ex. (x-3)2=constant
•
Graphing Quadratic Inequalities
2
y x 4x 5
Solving Quadratic Inequalities
• Solving Quadratic Inequalities in one variable: May
be solved by graphing or algebraically.
• To solve by graphing:
• Steps:
• Put the inequality in standard form
• Find the zeros and sketch the graph of the related
equation
• identify the x values for which the graph lies below the
x-axis if the inequality sign is < or
• identify the x values for which the graph lies above the
x-axis if the inequality sign is > or
Solve by graphing
2 2
x 2x 8 0 2x 4x 5
Solutions:_______________________ Solutions:_______________________
To solve algebraically:
• Steps:
• Solve the related equation
• Plot the zeros on a number line—decide
whether or not the zeros are actually
included in the solution set
• Test all regions of the number to
determine other values to include in the
solution set
Solve Algebraically
x 2 3x 18 x 2 11x 30 0
2
4 x 12 x 10
Solving Quadratic Inequalities
2
4 2 x 8x 2
Word Problems