Solving Quadratic Equations

Factoring

100

Use the Zero Product Property to solve the following quadratic equation. (x - 7)(x + 2) = 0

x = 7 x = -2

200

Solve the following quadratic equation by factoring. x²+3x+2 = 0

x = -2 x = -1

300

Solve the following quadratic equation by factoring. x² - 6x + 5 = 0

x = 5 x = 1

400

Solve the following quadratic equation by factoring. x² - 6x - 27 = 0

x = 9 x = -3

500

Solve the following quadratic equation by factoring. 2x² - 5x - 3 = 0

x = -1/2 x = 3

Square Roots

100

Solve the following quadratic equation by using square roots: x² = 4

x = 2 x = -2

200

Solve the following quadratic equation by using square roots: x² = 121

+11 or -11

300

Solve the following quadratic equation by using square roots: 4x² = 400

x = 10 x = -10

400

Solve the following quadratic equation by using square roots: x² -9 = -8

1 or -1

500

Solve the following quadratic equation by using square roots: 5x² + 3 = 128

x = 5 x = -5

Random Facts

100

What year was the war of 1812?

1812

200

How many cookies in a baker's dozen?

13

300

Formula for area of a circle

A = pi * r²

400

Capitals of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana

Springfield, Madison, and Indianapolis

500

Name 5 colleges in Illinois

Lots

Quadratic Formula

100

What is the quadratic formula?

x = -b +- sqrt(b² - 4ac) /(2a)

200

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula: x² + 6x + 5 = 0

x = -1 x = -5

300

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula: x² - 9x + 20 = 0

x = 5 x = 4

400

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula: 2x² + 9x + 4 = 0

x = -1/2 x = -4

500

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula: 4x² - 17x - 15 = 0

x = 5 x = -3/4

Which method would you use?

100

 f(x)=-x²+8x-15

quad. formula

200

f(x)=x²-2x

gcf, qf

300

4x² = 400

solve with sq. roots

400

-x²-4x

gcf or qf

500

5y²+4y+3

qf