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

Quadratic Equation

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

Quadratic Formula

100

Solve the following quadratic equation: x² + 6x = -8

x = -2 x = -4

200

Solve the following quadratic equation: x² - 6x = -5

x = 1 x = 5

300

Solve the following quadratic equation: x² - 2x - 24 = 0

x = -4 x = 6

400

Solve the following quadratic equation: x² + 10x +16 = 0

x = -2 x = -8

500

Solve the following quadratic equation: 2x² - 8x = 10

x = 5 x = -1

Vocabulary

100

Taking a polynomial and expressing it as a multiplication of two or more expressions that, when multiplied together

Factoring

200

The coefficient of the term with the highest degree in a polynomial.

The leading coefficient 

300

A method for solving a quadratic equation by rewriting it so that one side of the equation becomes a perfect square trinomial, allowing the equation to be solved by taking square roots.

Completing the square method

400

A formula used to find the solutions of a quadratic equation by substituting the coefficients into the formula and simplifying to determine the values that make the equation true.

The quadratic formula

500

A U-shaped curve formed by the graph of a quadratic equation

A parabola