February 13, 2012

You will need Toolkit Spiral

TOOLKIT
Quadratic Formula:

QUADRATIC FORMULA
What it is

b b  4ac x!  2a 2a b b  4ac  x! 2a 2a
2

When to use:

When we want to find the zeros (roots, x-intercepts) of a quadratic function.

QUADRATIC FORMULA
2 roots 2 answers

b b  4ac x!  2a 2a b b  4ac  x! 2a 2a
2

a: the NUMBER in front of x2 b: the NUMBER in front of x c: the NUMBER by itself (no x attached to it)

FINDING a, b & c
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. y= 3x 1 2 + 2x 8 y = -4x 2 6x y=x 2 3 y = 2x 2 + 7x y = 2 5x
2 2x

One Example
2 x

+ 13x + 22

Find Roots using Q.F.

1. y = 2. y = 3. y =
2 2x

+ 3x + 1 + 12x + 6

2 4x

2 x

+ 6x

Solutions:
1. y = + 3x + 1 x = -0.5 or -2 2 + 12x + 6 2. y = 4x x = -0.64 or -2.37 2 + 6x 3. y = x x = 0 or -6
2 2x