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8.4 Solutions of Quadratic Equations

b2 - 4ac in the quadratic formula is called the discriminant.

If b2 - 4ac = 0, the equation has exactly 1 solution.

If b2 - 4ac > 0, the equation has 2 real-number solutions.

If b2 - 4ac <0, the equation has 2 complex non-real

(imaginary) solutions that are conjugates of each other

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Example 1
Determine the nature of the solutions of 9x2 - 12x + 4 = 0

Example 2
Determine the nature of the solutions of x2 + 5x + 8 = 0

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Example 3
Determine the nature of the solutions of x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the sum of the

solutions is -b/a and the product of the solutions is c/a.

We can write the equation as x2 + b x + c = 0

a a

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Example 4
Find the sum and product of the solutions of 2x2 = 6x + 5

Example 5
Find the sum and product of the solutions of 3x2 + 4 = 12x

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Example 6
Find a quadratic equation for which the sum of the solutions
is -4/5 and the product of the solutions is 2/3.

Example 7
Find the quadratic equation for which the sum of the solutions is
3 and the product is -¼.

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Example 8
Find a quadratic equation whose solutions are 3 and -2/5.

Example 9
Find the quadratic equation whose solutions are -4 and 5/3.

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Example 10
Find the quadratic Example 11
equation whose Find the quadratic equation
solutions are 2 + √5 whose solutions are 3 + √2
and 2 - √5. and 3 - √2.