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Quadratic Equations: IB Studies

1. A quadratic equation is any expression or equation that contains a square as its highest order term. Common methods to solve quadratic equations include factorizing, using the quadratic formula, completing the square, and graphing. 2. To solve a quadratic equation by factorizing, you find two numbers whose product is the leading coefficient and whose sum is the coefficient of the linear term. These numbers are used to write the quadratic expression as a product of two binomials set equal to zero. 3. The quadratic formula, ax^2 + bx + c = 0, can be used to solve any quadratic equation, where a, b, and c are the coefficients of the equation.

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Quadratic Equations: IB Studies

1. A quadratic equation is any expression or equation that contains a square as its highest order term. Common methods to solve quadratic equations include factorizing, using the quadratic formula, completing the square, and graphing. 2. To solve a quadratic equation by factorizing, you find two numbers whose product is the leading coefficient and whose sum is the coefficient of the linear term. These numbers are used to write the quadratic expression as a product of two binomials set equal to zero. 3. The quadratic formula, ax^2 + bx + c = 0, can be used to solve any quadratic equation, where a, b, and c are the coefficients of the equation.

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Quadratic equations

IB Studies
Adrian Sparrow www.ibmaths.com

What is a quadratic?
Any expression or equation that contains a square as its highest order. Identify which of these 6 are quadratics.

1,2, and 4 are all quadratics. Note 6 is not a quadratic as the power is -2.

Solving a quadratic
A quadratic can only be solved if there is an = sign in the equation, otherwise it is an expression.

List all the methods you know to solve a quadratic equation.


Factorise (bring in brackets) Use the formula: Graph it using your GDC and find the roots. Use the equation editor on a Casio. Completing the square (we will cover this later).

Factorising
Factorising requires finding common factors and adding brackets.
Find 2 numbers that:

Add to give -7 and multiply to give +12 This will give -3 and 4.

Using the Canadian Method


This is used when we have harder expressions to factorise.

Divide the function by a Find 2 numbers whose product is ac and whose sum is b. ac=6,b=-7, two numbers are -6 and 1 These numbers factorise with each bracket starting with ax, and finish with the two numbers from above.

Now take out any common factors from the any of the brackets and cancel with the denominator.
Now we have our final answer.

Solving after factorising Now to solve quadratics that have been factorised:
This is the equation we have already factorised. Take the first bracket, make it equal to 0 and solve. Do the same with second bracket, make it equal to 0 and solve. Now solve the second quadratic we had.

The answers are:

and

Using a graph to solve equations


Look at where the quadratic curve = 0 (y=0)

Solution: x=3

Solution: x=-2

How many solutions?


These graphs have either 2 solutions, 1 repeated solution or 0 solutions. Which is which?
0 solutions

2 solutions

1 repeated solution

Using the quadratic formula


A quadratic formula is given as a, b, and c are the coefficients, the given numbers.

Use the formula:

to give 2 answers.

Try using the formula to solve the quadratic: a=2, b=-7, c=3

Final answers are

and

Using your GDC


You can use the GDC to draw a graph and solve where the curve crosses the y-axis. On a Casio, this is the F5 G-Solve and then Root function.

The equation editor can also be used on the Casio. Use the Polynomial solve with degree 2.

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