Quadratics

WHAT ARE QUADRATICS?

 The name quadratic comes from the word

“quad” meaning square as the variable
gets squared
 It is also referred to as an “equation of
degree 2”
 The graph of a quadratic function gives a
u-shaped figure known as a parabola
 STANDARD FORM
  A quadratic equation has the form:

 and are known values such that is not zero

 The values are the coefficients of the equation
 The value of is referred as the leading coefficient
 The value of is referred as the constant
 is the variable
 TRY TO IDENTIFY THE
COEFFICIENTS
     
 HOW TO SOLVE?
 Solutions to a quadratic equation is when it is equal to zero
 The solutions are referred to roots or zeros
 There are usually two solutions
 There are 3 ways to solve quadratics
 Factoring
 Completing the Square
 Quadratic Formula
 Factoring
 Factoring
  a quadratic equation is to find factors, something to multiply to get the quadratic equation
 Example

 and are the factors of

 Then set each factor equal to zero and solve for the variable
 Example
 and
 and are the solutions
 Note: to verify the factors are valid multiply the factors known as expanding
 TRY TO SOLVE BY FACTORING
     
 and

 and

 and

 and
 COMPLETING THE SQUARE
 Completing
  the Square is turning the quadratic equation into:

 Such that and

 In order to complete the square, the leading coefficient must be one
 Example

 Such that and

 Then set the equation equal to zero

 are the solutions

 TRY TO SOLVE BY COMPLETING THE
SQUARE
     
 QUADRATIC FORMULA
 The
  Quadratic Formula is as follows:

 in the formula is called the discriminant

 There are three cases for the discriminant
 If then the equation has two real solutions
 If then the equation has one solution
 If then the equation has no real solutions
 Simply plug in the values of and
 Example
 TRY TO SOLVE BY USING THE
QUADRATIC FORMULA
     
 RECAP
 A  quadratic is in the form of:

 Such that is not zero

 Quadratic functions give a u-shaped figure
 There are usually 2 solutions
 To solve quadratic equations there are three approaches
 Factoring
 Completing the Square
 Quadratic Formula
 Use any approach to solve quadratic equations but do show your work