MATHEMATICS 9 September 28, 2023

Good Morning
PRAYER
 OBJECTIVES

Solve quadratic equation by quadratic formula

Derive the Quadratic Formula
Applying the Method of Completing the Square
DEFINITION
 What Does The Formula Do ?
The Quadratic formula allows you to find the roots of a quadratic equation
(if they exist) even if the quadratic equation does not factorise.

The formula states that for a quadratic equation of the form :

ax2 + bx + c = 0
The roots of the quadratic equation are given by :

− 𝑏 ± √ 𝑏 − 4 𝑎𝑐
2
𝑥=
2𝑎
Example 1 Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation :
x 2 + 5x + 6= 0

Solution: − 5 ± √ 25 − 24
𝑥=
2
x 2 + 5x + 6= 0 − 5 ± √1
𝑥=
a=1 b=5 c=6 2

− 𝑏 ± √ 𝑏 − 4 𝑎𝑐
2
− 5+1 −5 −1
𝑥= 𝑥= 𝑜𝑟 𝑥=
2𝑎 2 2

− 5 ± √ 5 −( 4)(1)(6 )
2
𝑥= x = - 2 or x = - 3
( 2)( 1)
These are the roots of the equation.
Example 2 Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation :
8x 2 + 2x - 3= 0
Solution: − 2 ± √ 4 −(− 96)
❑
𝑥=
16
8x 2 + 2x - 3= 0
− 2+10 −2 −10
𝑥= 𝑜𝑟 𝑥=
a = 8 b = 2 c = -3 16 16
− 2+10 − 2 − 10
− 𝑏± √ 𝑏 − 4 𝑎𝑐
2 𝑥= 𝑜𝑟 𝑥=
𝑥= 16 16
2𝑎
x = ½ or x = - ¾
− 2 ± √2 −(4 × 8× −3)
2
𝑥= These are the roots of the equation.
2 ×8
Example 3 Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation :
8x 2 - 22x + 15= 0
Solution:
22± √ ( 484 )−( 480)
8x 2 - 22x + 15= 0 𝑥=
16
a = 8 b = -22 c = 15 22± √ 4
𝑥=
− 𝑏 ± √ 𝑏 − 4 𝑎𝑐 16
2
𝑥=
2𝑎 22+ 2 22 −2
𝑥= 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 =
16 16
𝑥=−(−22)± √¿ ¿ ¿ x = 3/2 or x = 5/4
These are the roots of the equation.
Example 4 Use the quadratic formula to solve for x:
2x 2 +3x - 7= 0

Solution: − 3 ± √ 9 −(−56)
𝑥=
4
2x 2 + 3x – 7 = 0
− 3 ± √ 65
a=2 b=3 c=-7 𝑥=
4
− 𝑏± √ 𝑏 − 4 𝑎𝑐
2
− 3+ √65 −3− √ 65
𝑥= 𝑥= 𝑜𝑟 𝑥=
2𝑎 4 4
− 3 ± √ 32 −(4 × 2 ×−7) These are the roots of the equation.
𝑥=
2 ×2
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