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If the parabola has two x- intercepts, then the x- intercepts are equidistant from the axis of symmetry.
The factored form of a quadratic function can be written in the form f ( x) a ( x b)( x c ) .
The x- intercepts or the solutions of the function are x b and x c .
A parabola may have no x- intercept, one x- intercept, or two x- intercepts.
y vertex y
1 25
( , )
2 4
x axis of symmetry
( 1,0) O (3,0) 1
x
axis of symmetry 2
x 1 x
( 3,0) O (2,0)
vertex
(1, 4)
The graph of the quadratic function The graph of the quadratic function
y x 2 2 x 3 opens upward since y x 2 x 6 opens downward since
a 1 0, so the vertex is a minimum a 1 0,so the vertex is a maximum
point. The equation of the axis of point. The equation of the axis of
2 1 1
symmetry is x or x 1. symmetry is x or x .
2(1) 2( 1) 2
The vertex form of the function is The vertex form of the function is
y ( x 1) 2 4, from which the 1 2 25
y (x ) , from which the
coordinates of the vertex can be 2 4
identified as (1, 4). The factored coordinates of the vertex can be
form of the function is y ( x 1)( x 3). 1 25
identified as ( , ). The factored
The x-intercepts are 1 and 3, which are 2 4
equidistant from the axis of symmetry. form of the function is y ( x 3)( x 2).
The x-intercepts are 3 and 2, which are
equidistant from the axis of symmetry.
Example 1 Given f ( x) x2 2 x 2 , find the following.
a. The y - intercept. b. The axis of symmetry.
c. The coordinate of the vertex. d. Identify the vertex as a maximum or minimum.
3
Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following y
information.
y a ( x h) 2
y
5
y x2 6x 5
4
3
2
1 x
x O (4,0)
3 2 1O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2
3 In the xy - plane above, the parabola y a( x h)2
4
5 V has one x- intercept at (4, 0) . If the y - intercept
of the parabola is 9, what is the value of a ?
The graph of quadratic function y x 2 6 x 5 is
shown above.
1
Which of the following is an equivalent form
of the equation of the graph shown above, from
which the coordinates of vertex V can be
identified as constants in the equation? 4
In the xy - plane, if the parabola with equation
A) y ( x 1)( x 5) y a( x 2)2 15 passes through (1,3) , what
B) y ( x 1)( x 5) is the value of a ?
C) y x( x 6) 5
D) y ( x 3) 2 4
2
Which of the following is an equivalent form 5
of the equation of the graph shown above, that
The graph of the equation y a ( x 1)( x 5) is
displays the x- intercepts of the parabola as
constants? a parabola with vertex (h, k ) . If the minimum
value of y is 12 , what is the value of a ?
A) y ( x 1)( x 5)
B) y ( x 1)( x 5)
C) y x( x 6) 5
D) y ( x 3) 2 4
Factoring Trinomials: x 2 bx c
To factor trinomials of the form x 2 bx c , you need to find two integers with sum b and product c .
When two binomials ( x m ) and ( x n) are multiplied using FOIL method, ( x m)( x n) x 2 nx mx mn ,
or x 2 ( m n) x mn . So, you can write x 2 bx c as ( x m)( x n) , then as m n b and mn c.
a. x 2 9 x 20 b. x 2 11x 18
c. x 2 5 x 14
Solution a. Make a list of factors of 20, and look for the pair of factors that has a sum of 9.
Both integers must be positive since the sum is positive and the product is positive.
b. Make a list of factors of 18, and look for the pair of factors that has a sum of 11 .
Both integers must be negative since the sum is negative and the product is positive.
c. Make a list of factors of 14 , and look for the pair of factors that has a sum of 5.
One integer is negative and the other is positive since the product is negative.
a. 2 x 2 7 x 6 b. 5 x 2 14 x 3
c. 6 x 2 5 x 4 d. 16 x 2 40 x 24
d. The GCF of the terms 16x 2 , 40x , and 24 is 8 . Factor it out first.
16 x 2 40 x 24 8(2 x 2 5 x 3) Factor out 8 .
Now factor 2 x 2 5 x 3 . Find two numbers with a sum of 5 and a product
of 2 3 , or 6 . The two numbers are 6 and 1 .
2x2 5x 3 2 x2 6 x 1x 3 Write 5x as 6x x.
2
(2 x 6 x) 1 ( x 3) Group terms with common factors.
2 x ( x 3) 1 ( x 3) Factor the GCF from each grouping.
( x 3)(2 x 1) Distributive Property
1 4
x2 2 x 24 3x2 7x 6
Which of the following is equivalent to the Which of the following is equivalent to the
expression above? expression above?
2 5
x 2 17 x 72 2x2 x 15
Which of the following is equivalent to the Which of the following is equivalent to the
expression above? expression above?
A) ( x 8)( x 9) A) (2 x 3)( x 5)
B) ( x 8)( x 9) B) (2 x 3)( x 5)
C) ( x 12)( x 6) C) (2 x 5)( x 3)
D) ( x 12)( x 6) D) (2 x 5)( x 3)
3 6
x 2 5 x 84 6x2 x 2
Which of the following is equivalent to the Which of the following is equivalent to the
expression above? expression above?
1 1 1 1 1 1
c. Since x 2 ( x) 2 , ( ) 2 , and x 2( x)( ) , x 2 x is
16 4 2 4 2 16
a perfect square trinomial.
1 1 1 1
x2 x ( x)2 2( x)( ) ( )2 Write as a 2 2ab b 2 .
2 16 4 4
1 2
(x ) Factored as (a b) 2 .
4
a. (2 x 5)(3 x 10) 0 b. x 2 3 x 28 0
1 4
D) (3x 4)( x 4)
5
6x2 7 x 24 0
2 If r and s are two solutions of the equation
above and r s , which of the following is the
x 6 x 16
value of r s ?
Which of the following is equivalent to the
expression above? 7
A)
6
A) ( x 4)2 16
B)
3
B) ( x 4)( x 4)
25
C)
C) ( x 8)( x 2) 6
D) ( x 8)( x 2) 20
D)
3
3 6
A method called completing the square can be used to solve a quadratic equation. To complete the square
for a quadratic equation of the form ax 2 bx c 0 , you can follow the steps below.
1 4
r k 2 8r 2
B) x
2 4
2
r k2 r2
k C) x
If x 2 kx 20 and x 6 , which of the 4 2
2
following is a possible value of x ? r k2 r2
D) x
2 2
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6 5
D) 8
If ( x 7)( x s) x 2 rx 14 for all values of x ,
what is the value of r s ?
k
x2 x 5
3
k k2 k2
C) x 2 x 5
3 36 36
k k2 k2
D) x 2 x 5
3 6 6
Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Quadratic Formula
The solutions of the quadratic equation ax 2 bx c , in which a 0 , are given by the formula
2
b b 4ac
x .
2a
The Discriminant
In a Quadratic Formula, the expression under the radical sign b 2 4ac is called the discriminant.
The value of the discriminant can be used to determine the number of real roots for the quadratic equation.
Example 2 x2 3x 5 0 x2 4x 4 0 x2 5x 8 0
Number of 2 1 0
Real Roots
3 49 3 7 4 0
x - intercepts x 5 7
2( 2) 4 x 2 x
or Roots of 2(1) 2(1)
the function x 2.5 or x 1 one root no real roots
two real roots
y y y
y 2x2 3x 5
Graph of y x2 4x 4
Related
Function y x2 5x 8
x x x
O O O
The graph crosses The graph touches The graph does not
the x - axis twice. the x - axis once. cross the x - axis.
Example 2 Find the number of solutions for each system of equations.
y 5x 7 y x 2
a. 2
b. 2
y x 6x 1 y x 3x 8
Example 3 Find the sum and product of all values x that satisfy 2 x 2 5 x 1 0 .
Solution Method 1
Use the quadratic formula to find the roots of the given equation.
b b 2 4ac ( 5) ( 5)2 4(2)( 1) 5 25 8 5 33
x
2a 2(2) 4 4
5 33 5 33
The two roots are x and x
4 4
5 33 5 33 10 5
Sum of the roots
4 4 4 2
5 33 5 33 (5 33)(5 33)
Product of the roots ( )( )
4 4 16
25 5 33 5 33 33 8 1
16 16 2
Method 2
Use the sum and products formula.
b 5 5
r1 r2 sum of roots
a 2 2
c 1
r1 r2 product of roots
a 2
Exercises - Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant
1 4
( p 1) x 2 2 x ( p 1) 0 y bx 3
y ax 2 7 x
In the quadratic equation above, p is a constant.
What are the solutions for x ? In the system of equations above, a and b are
constants. For which of the following values of
a and b does the system of equations have exactly
1 2 p2 1 2 p2 two real solutions?
A) and
p 1 p 1
1 2p A) a 3, b 2
B) and 1
p 1 B) a 5, b 0
p 1 C) a 7, b 2
C) and 1
p 1
D) a 9, b 4
p 1 2p 1
D) and
p 1 p 1
2 5
What is the sum of all values of x that satisfy What are the solutions to x 2 4 6x ?
2
3x 12 x 29 0?
A) 3 13
A) 4
B) 3 5
B) 2
C) 2 C) 6 5
D) 4 D) 6 13
3 6
If the quadratic equation kx 2 6 x 4 0 has Which of the following equations has no real
exactly one solution, what is the value of k ? solution?
3 A) 5 x 2 10 x 6
A)
2 B) 4 x 2 8 x 4 0
5
B) C) 3 x 2 5 x 3
2
1 2
7 D) x 2x 2 0
C) 3
4
9
D)
4
A system containing only quadratic equations or a combination of linear and quadratic equations
in the same two variables is called a quadratic system. The substitution and elimination methods
used to solve linear systems can also be used to solve quadratic systems algebraically. You can
use graphs to find the number of real solutions of a quadratic system. If the graphs of a system
of equations are a quadratic and a linear, the system will have 0, 1, or 2 solutions. If the graphs of
a system of equations are two quadratic equations, the system will have 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 solutions.
Solution Rewrite x y 1 as y 1 x .
2
y x 5
2
1 x x 5 Substitute 1 x for y .
2
x x 6 0 Simplify.
(x 3)( x 2) 0 Factor.
x 3 0 or x 2 0 Zero Product Property
x 3 or x 2 Solve for x .
3 y 1 or 2 y 1 Substitute 3 and 2 for x in x y 1.
y 4 or y 1 Solve for y .
1 3
y y f ( x)
V
16
(0, )
3
( a, b ) ( a, b )
y g ( x)
x x
( 4,0) O (2,0) O
A) 3 B) 8
7 C) 10
B)
2 D) 12
C) 4
9
D)
2
4
x2 y2 14
2 x2 y 2
B C
(0,6)
x
( 2,0) O (6,0) x
A( 1,0) O (3,0) D(8,0)
C) 77 B) 10
D) 99 C) 24
D) 32
7
Questions 5-8 refer to the following
information. What is the maximum height from the ground the
object will reach, to the nearest meter?
1 2
h gt v0 t h0
2 A) 103
B) 112
The equation above describes the motion of an object
thrown upward into the air. In the equation, g is the C) 125
acceleration due to gravity (9.8m/s 2 ) , t is the time D) 133
elapsed since the object was thrown upward, v0 is
the initial speed of the object, h0 is the initial height
from which the object was thrown, and h is the height
of the object above the ground t seconds after the
8
object was thrown.
How long will it take the object to hit the ground,
to the nearest second? (hint: Height of the object
is zero when the object hits the ground.)
5
Which of the following equations represents the A) 7
motion of the object, if the object was thrown
B) 8
upward from 40 meters above the ground with
an initial speed of 35 meters per second (m/s) ? C) 9
D) 10
2
A) h 9.8t 40t 35
B) h 9.8t 2 35t 40
C) h 4.9t 2 40t 35
D) h 4.9t 2 35t 40
9
h 16t 2 h0