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Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring.

Case 1: ax2 + bx=0


1. x2 – 2x= 0 2. 2x 2+ 5x = 0 3. 3x2 – 15x= 0 4. 15x2 + 5x = 0
X ( x-2 ) = 0 x ( 2x + 5) = 0 3x ( x -5 ) =0 5x ( 3x + 1 )= 0
X=0 x-2 = 0 x= 0 2x + 5= 0 3x= 0 x-5 = 0 5x = 0 3x + 1=0
x=2 x=0 2x=-5 x=0 x=5 x=0 3x= -1
x=0 or x = 2 0 or -5/2 0 or 5 0 or -1/3

Case 2: ax + bx + c = 0
Sign of Middle Term Sign of Last Term Signs
+ + ( + )( + )
- + ( - )( - )
+ or - - ( + )( - ) or ( - ) ( + )

5. x2 + 7x + 10 = 0 6. x2 – 9x + 20 = 0 7. x2 -3x – 18 = 0 8. x2 + 4x – 45 = 0
( x + 5 )( x + 2 )=0 ( x -4) ( x -5 ) = 0 ( x -6 ) ( x + 3 ) = 0 ( x + 9 ) ( x -5 ) = 0
X + 5 =0 x + 2=0 x -4 =0 x -5 =0 x-6=0 x + 3 = 0 x + 9=0 x-5=0
X= -5 x = -2 x=4 x=5 x=6 x=-3 x= -9 x = 5
-5 or 2 4 or 5 6 or -3 -9 or 5

9. 6x2 + 23x + 20 = 0 10. 2x2 -9x + 10 = 0


(3x + 4 ) (2x + 5 ) = 0 ( 2x -5 ) ( x -2 ) = 0
3x + 4= 0 2x + 5 = 0 2x -5 = 0 x-2 = 0
3x = -4 2x= -5 2x = 5 x=2
X = -4/3 x= -5/2 x = 5/2 x=2
-4/3 or -5/2 5/2 or 2

11 10x2 + 3x -18=0 12. 6x2 -x -35 = 0


( 5x -6 ) (2x + 3 ) = 0 ( 3x + 7 ) ( 2x - 5 ) = 0
5x -6 =0 2x +3 = 0 3x + 7= 0 2x -5 = 0
5x = 6 2x = -3 3x = -7 2x = 5
X = 6/5 x = -3/2 x= -7/3 x = 5/2
6/5 or -3/2 -7/3 or 5/2

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