Week 3

PART 1:
ALGEBRA

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Outline
• Nature of Solutions of Quadratic Equations
• Rational Equations
• Radical Equations
• Absolute Value Equations
 • The discriminant (𝑫) of the quadratic equation
𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 is
𝐷 = 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
• This is also the expression inside the square root of
Nature of the quadratic formula
−𝑏 ± 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
Solutions of 𝑥=
2𝑎
• The nature of the roots of quadratic equations can
Quadratic be determined from this number.
• If 𝒃𝟐 − 𝟒𝒂𝒄 > 𝟎, there are two distinct real
Equations roots;
• If 𝒃𝟐 − 𝟒𝒂𝒄 = 𝟎, there is one distinct real
roots;
• If 𝒃𝟐 − 𝟒𝒂𝒄 < 𝟎, there are no real roots
(imaginary).
Nature of Solutions of Quadratic Equations
• Determine the nature of the roots of the equations.
1. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 = 0
2. 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 5 = 0
3. 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 9 = 0
Quadratic Equations
• Solve the following equations.
1. 𝑥 4 − 13𝑥 2 + 36 = 0
3𝑥−1 2 3𝑥−1
2. 𝑥+5
−3
𝑥+5
− 28 = 0
 • A rational equation is an equation
Rational containing at least one rational
expression with a variable in the
Equations denominator.
Rational Equations
• Solve the following equations.
𝑥+2 𝑥−4
1. 𝑥−1
=
𝑥+1
𝑥
2. 𝑥+2
−4=0
2−𝑥
3. 𝑥−2
=4
Radical • A radical equation is an equation containing at
least one radical expression with a variable
Equations inside the radical.
Radical Equations

• Solve the following equations.

1. 𝑥+1+ 𝑥−3=2
2. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 17 = 𝑥 + 3
Absolute Value Equations
• An absolute value equation is an equation
containing at least one absolute value expression
with a variable inside the absolute value.
• Theorems:
• Let 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ ℝ
• 𝑎 2 = 𝑎2
• 𝑎 = |𝑏| if and only if 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2
 Absolute Value Equations

• Solve the following equations.

𝑥
1. 2𝑥−3
=2
2. 𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥 + 5
3. 4𝑥 − 3 = |𝑥 + 6|
Any
questions?