Methods of Solving Quadratic Equations Name________ANSWERS_______________________
Directions: Solve the following quadratic equations by the specified methods. Please show your work.

Solve by inspection: Solve by factoring: Solve with factoring by grouping:

1. x2 – 49 = 0 x2 = 49; x = ±7 7. x2 – 8x + 16 = 0 12. 6x2 +13x – 8 = 0
(x – 4)(x – 4) = 0 6x2 + 16x - 3x - 8 = 0
x – 4 = 0; x - 4 = 0 2x(3x + 8) - 1(3x + 8) = 0
2. x2 = 625 x = ±25 x = 4; x = 4 repeated root (2x - 1)(3x + 8) = 0
2x - 1 = 0; 3x + 8 = 0
8. –x2 + 8x + 20 = 0 x = 1/2; x = -8/3
3. x2 - 72 = 0 x2 = 72; x =  72  6 2 x2 - 8x – 20 = 0
(x – 10)(x + 2) = 0
x – 10 = 0; x + 2 = 0
Solve by taking the square root: x = 10; x = -2
4. (x – 3)2 = 9
9. 2x2 – x – 6 = 0
( x  3)   9
2
(2x + 3)(x – 2) = 0 13. 4x2 – 2x – 6 = 0
x  3  3 2x + 3 = 0; x - 2 = 0 4x2 – 6x + 4x – 6 = 0
x  6; x  0 x = -3/2; x = 2 2x(2x – 3)+2(2x – 3) = 0
(2x + 2)(2x – 3) = 0
2 10. 2x2 – 32 = 0 2(x + 1)(2x – 3) = 0
5. (x – 4) – 81 = 0
2(x2 – 16) = 0 x + 1 = 0; 2x – 3 = 0
( x  4) 2   81 2(x – 4)(x + 4) = 0 x = -1; x = 3/2
x  4  9 x – 4 = 0; x + 4 = 0
x = 4; x = -4
x  13; x  5

2
11. 10x2 – 7x – 12 = 0
6. (x – 2) -18 = 0 (5x + 4)(2x – 3) = 0
( x  2) 2   18 5x + 4 = 0; 2x - 3 = 0
x = -4/5; x = 3/2
x  2  3 2
x  2  3 2; x  2  3 2

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Solve by completing the square: Solve with quadratic formula: 5 3
18.   1 
14. x2 + 20x + 40 = 0 16. x2 – 10x + 34 = 0 x x2
x 2  20 x  100  40  100 b  b 2  4ac x2  5x  3  0
x
( x  10) 2  60 2a b  b 2  4ac
10  100  4(1)(34) x
x  10   60 x 2a
2 5  25  4(1)(3)
x  10  2 15; x  10  2 15 x
10  36 10  6i
x  2
2 2 5  13
x  5  3i x
2

19. 4x2 + 81 = 0
2
15. 4x + 4x – 3 = 0 17. 2x2 + x – 7 = 0
b  b 2  4ac
4 x2  4 x  3 b  b 2  4ac x
x 2a
3 2a
x2  x  0  0  4(4)(81)
4 1  1  4(2)(7) x
x 2(4)
1 3 1 4
x2  x   
4 4 4 1  57 0  1296 36i
x x 
2 8 8
 1 4
 x   1 x
9i
 2
  2
1  
x   1
2  
1 3  
x ; x  
2 2
 
 

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