Quadratic Inequalities

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 Quadratic Inequalities?
A quadratic inequality is an equation of second
degree that uses an inequality sign instead of
an equal sign.
The solutions to quadratic inequality always
give the two roots. The nature of the roots may
differ and can be determined by discriminant (b2
– 4ac).
  
A Quadratic Equation (in Standard Form) looks like:

A Quadratic Equation in Standard Form

(a, b, and c can have any value, except that a can't be 0.)
 
The above is an equation (=) but sometimes we need to solve inequalities like these:

Symbol   Words   Example

>   greater than   x2 + 3x > 2

<   less than   7x2 < 28
greater than or
≥     5 ≥ x2 − x
equal to
less than or
≤     2y2 + 1 ≤ 7y
equal to
 How to Solve Quadratic Inequalities?

• Solving a quadratic inequality in Algebra is

similar to solving a quadratic equation.
• Quadratic equations can be solved by either
the factorization method or by use of the
quadratic formula.
Quadratic Equations are Solved by Factorization Method

• Example
• Solve the inequality x2 – 4x > –3
• Solution
• First, make one side one side of the inequality zero by adding both sides
by 3.
x2 – 4x > –3 ⟹ x2 – 4x + 3 > 0
• Factor the left side of the inequality.
x2 – 4x + 3 > 0 ⟹ (x – 3) (x – 1) > 0
• Solve for all the zeroes for the inequality
For, (x – 1) > 0 ⟹ x > 1 and for, (x – 3) > 0 ⟹ x>3
If the quadratic inequality is in the form: (x – a) (x – b) ≥ 0, then a ≤ x ≤ b,
and if it is in the form :(x – a) (x – b) ≤ 0, when a < b then a ≤ x or x ≥ b.
Quadratic equations can be solved by use of the quadratic formula.

• Example :