Quadratics 2D

1 a x2 + 6x + 1 = 0  3 3 9
2

x2 + 6x = −1 2 a  x +  =+
(x + 3)2 − 32 = −1  2 2 4
(x + 3)2 = −1 + 9
2
 3  15
(x + 3)2 = 8 x+  =
 2 4
x + 3 =± 8
3 15
x =−3 ± 8 x+ =±
2 4
x =−3 ± 4 × 2
3 15
x =−3 ± 2 2 x =− ±
2 2
x =−3 + 2 2 or x =−3 − 2 2
3 15 3 15
x =− + or x =− −
b x2 + 12x + 3 = 0 2 2 2 2
x2 + 12x = −3
(x + 6)2 − 62 = −3 b 5x2 + 8x − 2 = 0
(x + 6)2 = −3 + 36 8
x2 + x − =
2
0
(x + 6)2 = 33 5 5
x + 6 =± 33 8 2
x2 + x =
x =−6 ± 33 5 5
2 2
x =−6 + 33 or x =−6 − 33  4 4 2
 x +  −  =
 5 5 5
c x2 + 4x − 2 = 0 2
 4 2 16
x2 + 4x = 2  x +  =+
(x + 2)2 − 22 = 2  5 5 25
(x + 2)2 = 2 + 4  4 26
2

(x + 2)2 = 6 x+  =
x + 2 =± 6  5 25
4 26
x =−2 ± 6 x+ =±
5 25
x =−2 + 6 or x =−2 − 6
4 26
x =− ±
d x2 − 10x = 5 5 5
(x – 5)2 − 52 = 5 4 26 4 26
(x – 5)2 = 5 + 25 x =− + or x =− −
5 5 5 5
(x – 5)2 = 30
x − 5 =± 30 c 4x2 − x − 8 = 0
x= 5 ± 30 1
x2 − x − 2 = 0
x= 5 + 30 or x= 5 − 30 4
1
x2 − x = 2
2 a 2x2 + 6x − 3 = 0 4
3  1 1
2 2
x 2 + 3x − = 0
2  x −  −  =
2
 8 8
3
x 2 + 3x =  1
2
1
2  x −  =+
2
2 2  8 64
 3 3 3
 x +  −  = 
2
1  129
 2 2 2 x−  =
 8 64

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2 c x− =±
8 64
a ax2 + 2bx + c = 0
1 129
x= ± 2b c
8 8 x2 + x+ =0
a a
1 129 1 129
x= + or x = − 
2
b b c
2
8 8 8 8  x +  −  + =
0
 a a a
d 15 − 6x − 2x2 = 0 2
 b  b2 c
−2x2 − 6x + 15 = 0  x +  − + =0
15  a  a2 a
x 2 + 3x − = 0 2
2  b b2 c
15  x +  = −
x 2 + 3x =  a a2 a
2
b  b 2 − ac
2

2 2
 x +  =2
 3   3  15  a
 x +  −  =
a
 2 2 2
2 b b 2 − ac
 3  15 9 x+ =±
x+  = + a a2
 2 2 4
2 b b 2 − ac
 3  39 x=− ±
x+  = a a2
 2 4
3 39    ax 2 + bx + c =
x+ =± b 0
2 4 b c
x2 + x + = 0
3 39 a a
x =− ± 2 2
2 2  b   b  c
 x +  −  + = 0
3
x =− +
39 3
or x =− −
39  2a   2a  a
2 2 2 2  b  b2 c
2

 x +  − + =0
3 a x2 − 14x + 1 = (x – 7)2 − 72 + 1  2a  4a 2 a
= (x – 7)2 − 49 + 1  b 
2
b2 c
= (x – 7)2 − 48  x +  = −
 2a  4a 2 a
p = −7 and q = −48
b  b 2 − 4ac
2

 x +  =2
b x2 − 14x + 1 = 0  2a  4a
(x – 7)2 − 48 = 0
(x – 7)2 = 48 b b 2 − 4ac
x+ =
±
x − 7 =± 48 2a 4a 2
x =±7 16 × 3 b b 2 − 4ac
x=
− ±
x= 7 ± 4 3 2a 2a
r = 7 and s = 4 −b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
4 x2 + 2bx + c = 0
(x + b)2 − b2 + c = 0
(x + b)2 = b2 − c
x + b =± b 2 − c
x =−b ± b 2 − c

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