Finding the Roots

of a Quadratic
Equation By
Quadratic Formula
In the quadratic formula , is called the Discriminant.
The discriminant determines the root of the quadratic
equation,
If , the equation has two different real roots.
If , the equation has one real root.
If , the equation has no real roots.
A quadratic equation has at most two roots,
meaning it can have none, one, or two real roots.
Example 1:
Using the quadratic formula, find the roots of .
Solution:
a = 2, b = 10, c = 8
Formula: Replace the variables a,
b and c with the given
values.
Simplify:

Since the discriminant is 36 which is

greater than zero, the equation has
two real roots
Or
The roots are -1 and -4.
Use the quadratic formula to solve each
equation.
Find the solutions of each of the following
quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.
Answer the questions that follow.
Find the solutions of each of the following
quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.
Answer the questions that follow.

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