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8.4 Solutions of Quadratic Equations (Complete Notes)

The document discusses solving quadratic equations. It defines the discriminant as b^2 - 4ac in the quadratic formula. It states that if the discriminant is 0, there is one solution. If the discriminant is positive, there are two real solutions, and if it is negative, there are two complex solutions. It also discusses that the sum of the solutions is -b/a and the product of the solutions is c/a. Several examples are provided of finding the nature of the solutions, the sum and product of solutions, and constructing quadratic equations based on given solutions.

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8.4 Solutions of Quadratic Equations (Complete Notes)

The document discusses solving quadratic equations. It defines the discriminant as b^2 - 4ac in the quadratic formula. It states that if the discriminant is 0, there is one solution. If the discriminant is positive, there are two real solutions, and if it is negative, there are two complex solutions. It also discusses that the sum of the solutions is -b/a and the product of the solutions is c/a. Several examples are provided of finding the nature of the solutions, the sum and product of solutions, and constructing quadratic equations based on given solutions.

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8.4 Solutions of Quadratic Equations


b2 - 4ac in the quadratic formula is called the discriminant.

If b2 - 4ac = 0, the equation has exactly 1 solution.

If b2 - 4ac > 0, the equation has 2 real-number solutions.

If b2 - 4ac <0, the equation has 2 complex non-real


(imaginary) solutions that are conjugates of each other

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Example 1
Determine the nature of the solutions of 9x2 - 12x + 4 = 0

Example 2
Determine the nature of the solutions of x2 + 5x + 8 = 0

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Example 3
Determine the nature of the solutions of x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the sum of the


solutions is -b/a and the product of the solutions is c/a.

We can write the equation as x2 + b x + c = 0


a a

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Example 4
Find the sum and product of the solutions of 2x2 = 6x + 5

Example 5
Find the sum and product of the solutions of 3x2 + 4 = 12x

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Example 6
Find a quadratic equation for which the sum of the solutions
is -4/5 and the product of the solutions is 2/3.

Example 7
Find the quadratic equation for which the sum of the solutions is
3 and the product is -¼.

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Example 8
Find a quadratic equation whose solutions are 3 and -2/5.

Example 9
Find the quadratic equation whose solutions are -4 and 5/3.

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Example 10
Find the quadratic Example 11
equation whose Find the quadratic equation
solutions are 2 + √5 whose solutions are 3 + √2
and 2 - √5. and 3 - √2.

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