How do I know if it is a quadratic equation?
Solving quadratic equations.
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How do you know if an equation is quadratic 

A. If it has an exponent of 4

B. If it has no exponent

C. If it has 3 terms 

D. If it has an exponent of 2

D. If it has an exponent of 2

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Solving QE by setting each factor equal to 0

(8x+5)(4x-3)=0

Answer:

x= -5/8 | x= 3/4

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completing the square

x2-10x-11

x=-1

x=11

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Find the discriminant:

2x- 5x - 3 = 0

D=49

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If an equation has a degree higher than 2 is it still quadratic? 

No

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Solving QE by setting each factor equal to 0

(6x-3)(10x+9)=0

Answer: x= 3/6 or 1/2 | x= -9/10


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completing the square

2x2-16x-10

x=8.58

x=-0.58

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Find the discriminant:

2x2-4x-4=0

D=48

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Which one of these is not quadratic

A. 2x2 + 4x - 16 = 0

B. 8x4 + 16x + 32 = 0

B. Because the exponent is 4

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Solving QE by factoring.

Remember to set each factor equal to 0.

(2x+9)2=0

x=-9/2

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completing the square

3x2+18x-27

x=3

x=-9

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Find the discriminant:

5x2+9x-20=0

D=481

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Is 2x2 - 3x = 0 quadratic

Yes even though it has only two terms it still has a degree of 2

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Solving QE by factoring

x2+7x+12=0

x= -4

x2=-3

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completing the square

x2+4-10

x=-0.54

x=-7.46

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Extracting roots

X²=4  

answer: x=2 or x=-2

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What can you do to make this equation a quadratic to solve it?

4x3 + 16x2 + 256x = 0

Factor out an x.

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Solving QE by factoring

Hint:  First factor then set equal to 0

2x2-11x+10=0

x= 10/2 or 5

x2= 1

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completing the square

4x2+24x-28

x=3.08

x=-9.08

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Extracting roots

3x²=12

 answer: x=2