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DIVISION OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)
GRADE 9

Name: Date: Score:

Subject : MATHEMATICS
Grade/Section:
Lesson Title : Equations Reducible to Quadratic Equations
Objective: Solve equations reducible to quadratic equations.

CONCEPT NOTES:

So far you have studied how to solve quadratic equations. You have also learned to simplify equations that do not seem to be
quadratic but with some manipulations and simplifications, these equations turned out to be quadratics after all.

A lot more equations can be reduced to quadratic equation and thus be solved by any of the methods you have learned.

Example 1. Solve for x: x = 6− x

Solution: ( x )² = (6 – x)² square both sides and expand

x = 36 – 12x + x² write in standard form
x² - 13x + 36 = 0
(x - 4)(x – 9) = 0 factor
x - 4 = 0 or x – 9 = 0 by the zero product property
x = 4 or x = 9
Check:
If x = 4 , then x = 6− x If x = 9 , then x = 6− x
4 = 6 –4 9 =6–9
2=2 3 = -3

Since 9 is an extraneous solution. Therefore, x=4 is the only solution.

When an equation can be written in the form au² + bu + c = 0 with u as an algebraic expression, it is said to be quadratic in
form and is solved by any of the methods you have already learned.

Example 2. Solve for x: (x + 3)² + 5 (x + 3) + 6 = 0

Solution: Because of the repeated quantity (x + 3), this equation is quadratic in form with u = x + 3.

Write (x + 3)² + 5 (x + 3) + 6 = 0 as u² + 5u + 6 = 0 let u = x + 3

(u + 3)(u + 2) = 0 factoring
u + 3 = 0 or u + 2 = 0 zero product property
u = -3 or u = -2

Note that the equation is not yet solved since x is not yet known. To find x, substitute x + 3 for u

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

Check:
If x = -6 (x + 3)² + 5(x + 3) + 6 = 0 If x = -5 (x + 3)² + 5(x + 3) + 6 = 0
(-6 + 3)² + 5(-6 + 3) + 6 = 0 (-5 + 3)² + 5(-5 + 3) + 6 = 0
(-3)² + 5(-3) + 6 = 0 (-2)² + 5(-2) + 6 = 0
9 – 15 + 6 = 0 4 – 10 + 6 = 0
0=0 0=0

The solutions are check, x = {-6, -5}

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DIVISION OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)
GRADE 9

Name: Date: Score:

Subject : MATHEMATICS

Example 3. Solve for y: y4 – 8y² + 16 = 0

Solution: Since (y²)² = y4 the equation can be written as

(y²)² - 8y² + 16 = 0

So that u = y² and thus,

u² - 8u + 16 = 0
since u² - 8u + 16 is a perfect square
(u – 4)² = 0
u–4=0 by the square root property
u=4

To solve for y, substitute y² for u:

y² = 4 by the square root property

y=± 4
y = ±2

Check:
If y = 2 y4 – 8y² + 16 = 0
(2)4 – 8(2)² + 16 = 0
16 – 8(4) + 16 = 0
16 – 32 + 16 = 0
0=0

If y = -2 y4 – 8y² + 16 = 0
4
(-2) – 8(-2)² + 16 = 0
16 – 8(4) + 16 = 0
16 – 32 + 16 = 0
0 =0

The solutions are check, x = {-2, 2}

Exercises: Show your neat and complete step-by-step solutions.

A. Find all solutions by first squaring. B. Find all solutions.

1. 2 x = 11x + 3 1. x4 – 18x² +81 = 0

2. x4 – 10x² + 9 = 0
2. 4 x = 8x + 3
3. (y + 5)² - 7(y +5) + 6 = 0
3. −2 p = 8 – p 4. 3(m + 4)² - 2(m + 4) – 8 = 0
4. k – 12 = − k 5. 4x4 + 5x² + 1 = 0

20 − 19r
5. r=
6