QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

ax2 + bx + c = 0
+b,+c +,+
-b, +c -,+b,-c -, +
-b,-c +, eg: a = 1;
a=1, b=5, c=6

ac=6

x2 + 5x + 6 =0

( x + ?)(x + ?) = 0

1x6=6; sum 7

( x + 2)(x + 3) = 0

2x3=6; sum 5

x = -2 or x= -3
a=1, b= -9, c=20

ac =20

x2 -9x + 20=0

20

(x - ?)(x - ?) = 0

-1x-20; -1+-20=-21

-2x-10; -2+-10=-12
(x 4)(x 5)= 0

-4x-5; -4+-5= -9

x= 4 or x = 5
a=1, b= +3,c = -10

ac = -10

x2 + 3x 10 = 0

-10

(x - ?)(x+?)=0

-1x10 ; sum 9
-2x5; sum 3

(x - 2)(x+5)=0
x = 2 or x = -5

a=1, b= -1, c= -12

ac=-12

x2 -x -12 = 0

-12

(x + ?)(x -?)=0

+1x(-12); sum -11

(x + 3 )(x - 4) =0

+2x(-6); sum - 4

x = -3 or x = 4

+3x(-4); sum -1

a=2, b=5, =3

ac= 6

2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0

(?x + ?)(?x + ?)=0

1x6, 1+6=7

(x + 1)(2x + 3)=0

2x3, 2+3=5

x= -1 or x=

3
2

2
2

1 ,
a=2, b=5, =-12
2x2 + 5x - 12 = 0
(?x + ?)(?x + ?)=0
(2x - 3)(x + 4)=0
x=

3
2

or x= - 4

3
2

ac= -24
-24
-1x24, -1+24=23
-2x12, -2+12=10
-3x8, -3+8=5
-4x6, -4+6=2
2
, 32
2
1 ,

a=3, b= -5, = -2

3
2

3
2

ac= -6
-6
1x-6, 1+-6= -5

3x2 - 5x - 2 = 0
(?x + ?)(?x - ?)=0
(3x + 1)(x - 2)=0
x= -1 or x = 2
3
a=4, b= 4, c= -3
4x2 + 4x - 3 = 0
(?x - ?)(?x + ?)=0
(2x - 1)(2x + 3)=0
x= 1 or x = -3
2
2

2x-3, 2+-3= -1
1 , -6
3
3
1 , -2
3
ac= -12
-12
-1x12, -1+12=11
-2x6, -2+6= 4
-3x4, -3+4=1
-2 , 6
4
4
-1
, 3
2
2