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Quick Skill Sheet: Simplifying Radicals

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Lesson 4-2: Solving Quadratic Equations

This class & next: Four methods...three you've used before, ONE new

Method #1 Factoring
Solve x2 6x 16 = 0 by factoring.

Method #2 Graphing
Solve x2 6x 16 = 0 by graphing.

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Method #3 Quadratic Formula

Solve x2 - 4x + 15 using the quadratic formula.

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So there can be real or imaginary roots? How do I know what to expect?

By looking at a graph OR by finding the value of the discriminant:

b2 - 4ac
If b2 - 4ac > 0
If b2 - 4ac = 0,

2 REAL ROOTS
1 REAL ROOT

If b2 - 4ac < 0,

0 REAL ROOTS

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pg. 220 7-10, 20,21,24, 28,29

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