This sheet will let you practice using the formula to find the roots of a quadratic equation.

If there are no roots, then leave the yellow cells blank.

Give your answers to 2 d.p. 1st root

1 - 1x 2 + 4x + 4=0 x= or x =

2 5x 2 + 6x + 6=0 x= or x =

3 5x 2 + 5x + 6=0 x= or x =

4 4x 2 + 6x + 3=0 x= or x =

5 4x 2 - 7x + 1=0 x= or x =

−b±√ b2 −4 ac
x=
2a
2nd root 1st root 2nd root
a b c random

-2 -2 1 4 4 0.232

No root No root -5 -6 -6 0.097

No root No root -5 -5 -6 0.775

No root No root -4 -6 -3 0.186

-1.59 -0.16 -4 -7 -1 0.766

random random b2-4ac minus b ov rest root 1 root 1

0.961872 0.382863 0 -2 0 -2 -2

0.932342 0.76957 -84 -0.6 -0.91652 -1.51652 0.316515

0.776471 0.022446 -95 -0.5 -0.97468 -1.47468 0.474679

0.590033 0.300179 -12 -0.75 -0.43301 -1.18301 -0.31699

0.299149 0.831363 33 -0.875 -0.71807 -1.59307 -0.15693