MATH-TRIGO PT SCRIPT

ALL: The Lord be with you and good day, students!

BEA: We are the members of the RC Math Club, Bea Ramirez,
LORENZ: And Lorenz Calairo,
BEA: Here to ensure your comfort and understanding of math during your modular learning
mode!
LORENZ: We are happy to have you as part of our annual project, the “Learn, Share, and Grow
Program”!
BEA: For our lesson for today, we are going to talk about how to solve Quadratic Equations by
factoring.
LORENZ: Do not be discouraged by the words “Quadratic” and “Equations” together, because
us members of the RC Math Club will be sure to educate you to the best of our abilities!
ALL: Now, let us start with the lesson!

BEA: Our main objective for today is to learn how to factor quadratic equations in these two
forms: a x 2+ bx=0, and a x 2+ bx+ c=0. But first off, what do these random letters even mean?
For a review, let’s remember each term used in a quadratic equation. The first term, ax 2, is called
the quadratic term, which should always be at the beginning of the equation. The second term bx
is called the linear term, which should always be at the middle of the equation, or succeeding ax 2.
And then the last term c, is called the constant term, which should always be at the end of the
equation. And the equation always has to equal to 0. For example, in the equation
20 x 2−15 x−10=0 , we say the value of a is 20, the value of b is -15, and the value of c is -10.

LORENZ: There are times when some of the terms of the standard form go missing, which is
why there are two different forms as mentioned earlier. But it is important to remember that the
quadratic term, ax2, is the most important term that cannot go missing, because without it, the
equation cannot be considered a proper quadratic equation. Now that that’s out of the way, let us
proceed to solving quadratic equations with the first term,a x 2+ bx=0!

LORENZ: Let’s use x 2+ 5 x=0 as the first example. The first thing we should do is to find the
Greatest Common Factor of both of the terms. So, what do think is our GCF? (*PAUSE*) Have
you found it already? The greatest common factor for this equation is x. Why? Because the GCF
for 1 and 5 is 1, and the GCF for x 2 and x is x, making it x. The next step is to divide the GCF
with both of the terms. So x divided by x2 is x, and 5x divided by x is 5. We now have x ( x +5 ) =0
. Here is a fun tip for you: to check if you are right so far, multiply the factors outside the
parentheses to the factors inside, and what you should get is the given. So x times x is x 2, and x
times 5 is 5x. The next step is to set both factors to 0. As you can see, there will be two answers,
so just separate the two factors with a line at the middle. And lastly, solve for x. Here, the answer
is already given so x = 0, and here, transpose 5 to the right side, so it becomes x = -5. The final
answers are 0 and -5!

BEA: Here is the last example: 6 x 2−18 x=0. First find the GCF, which is 6x. Then divide 6x
with both of the terms: 6x divided by 6x 2 is x, and -18x divided by 6x is -3. Now we have
6 x ( x−3). Set both factors to 0 and then solve for x: for 6x = 0, divide both sides by 6 first,
cancel the sixes and 0 divided by 6 is 0, so the answer is 0. In here, transpose -3 to the right,
which becomes 3. The final answers are 0 and 3! To summarize, here are the steps of our first
form.

LORENZ: Great job! Now that we’ve tackled the first form, let’s now move on to the second and
final form, a x 2+ bx+ c=0 . Let’s use the example x 2+ 4 x−1 2=0.Okay, so for this form, the first
thing you have to do is to think of two numbers that add to the value of b which is 4, and
multiply to the value of c which is -12. You may pause the video if you want to think about it.
(*PAUSE*) Did you get it? The numbers we’ll use are 6 and -2, because 6 plus -2 is 4, and 6
times -2 is -12. Next, we’re going to factor left side of the equation. x + 6, and x – 2. Then, set
both factors to 0. Lastly, transpose the numbers to the right side. So 6 will become -6, and -2 will
become 2. The final answers are -6 and 2!

BEA: Our last example will be 3 x 2+5 x +2=0. Now that the first term has a coefficient, our
solution will be a little different. Firstly, we’re going to use the solution ac, or a times c. So 3
times 2 is 6. What will this 6 be used for? Well, you have to think of numbers that add to 5 but
multiply to 6. So you can call 6 as the new c. Then, factor the left side of the equation, x + 3 and
x + 2. Equal these factors to 0 and transpose the numbers to the right side. The final answers are
-3 and -2! Here is the summary of the steps for our last form.

LORENZ: Congratulations on reaching the end of our lesson! We hope we were able to teach
you something today. Make sure to solve more equations to keep the formulas fresh in your
mind! The RC Math Club recognizes and appreciates all your hard work, so take a short break as
well if you felt overwhelmed by the lesson.
BEA: Thank you for being a part of the “Learn, Share, and Grow Program”! Same as the title,
we hope you continue to learn more things, share what you’ve learned, and grow along the way!
ALL: The Lord be with you and thank you for watching!