Friday, February 17, 2012

Algebra Worksheet 08: Choosing a Method to Solve Quadratic Equations Discussion Board

Algebra Worksheet 08: Choosing a Method to Solve Quadratic Equations
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  1. The following questions are forwarded from a school mail:

    I don't know how to fully factor the following problems:

    x^2+5x+3=0

    x^2+3x+1=0

    5=-2x+x^2

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    1. Sorry, the instruction was wrong and misleading, and has been corrected. Just use quadratic formula to solve them.

      Worksheet_08:

      Exercise:

      3-e) x^2+5x+3=0
      x = (-5 +- sqrt(5^2 - 4(1)(3)))/((2)(1))
      = (-5 +- sqrt(13))/2

      5-c) x^2+3x+1=0
      x = (-3 +- sqrt(3^2 - 4(1)(1)))/((2)(1))
      = (-3 +- sqrt(5))/2

      Homework:

      6) 5=-2x+x^2
      x^2 - 2x - 5 = 0
      x = (-(-2) +- sqrt((-2)^2 - 4(1)(-5)))/((2)(1))
      = (2 +- sqrt(24))/2
      = (2 +- 2 sqrt(6))/2
      = 1 +- sqrt(6)

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