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GRADE LEVEL: Grade 9

- QUARTERLY TOPICS -
QUARTER 1:
1.1 Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

A quadratic equation is an equation that could be written as

ax 2 + bx + c = 0

when a 0.

There are three basic methods for solving quadratic equations: factoring, using the quadratic formula,
and completing the square.

FACTORING

To solve a quadratic equation by factoring,


1. Put all terms on one side of the equal sign, leaving zero on the other side.
2. Factor.
3. Set each factor equal to zero.
4. Solve each of these equations.
5. Check by inserting your answer in the original equation.

Example 1

Solve x 2 – 6 x = 16.

Following the steps,

x 2 – 6 x = 16 becomes x 2 – 6 x – 16 = 0

Factor.

(x – 8) (x + 2) = 0

Setting each factor to zero,

Then to check,

Both values, 8 and –2, are solutions to the original equation.


THE QUADRATIC FORMULA

Many quadratic equations cannot be solved by factoring. This is generally true when the roots, or
answers, are not rational numbers. A second method of solving quadratic equations involves the use

of the following formula:

a, b, and c are taken from the quadratic equation written in its general form of

ax 2 + bx + c = 0

where a is the numeral that goes in front of x 2, b is the numeral that goes in front of x, and c is the
numeral with no variable next to it (a.k.a., “the constant”).

When using the quadratic formula, you should be aware of three possibilities. These three
possibilities are distinguished by a part of the formula called the discriminant. The discriminant is the
value under the radical sign, b 2 – 4 ac. A quadratic equation with real numbers as coefficients can
have the following:

1. Two different real roots if the discriminant b 2 – 4 ac is a positive number.


2. One real root if the discriminant b 2 – 4 ac is equal to 0.
3. No real root if the discriminant b 2 – 4 ac is a negative number.

EXAMPLE:
Solve for x: x 2 – 5 x = –6.

Setting all terms equal to 0,

x2–5x+6=0

Then substitute 1 (which is understood to be in front of the x 2), –5, and 6 for a, b, and c, respectively,
in the quadratic formula and simplify.

Because the discriminant b 2 – 4 ac is positive, you get two different real roots.

Example produces rational roots. In Example, the quadratic formula is used to solve an equation
whose roots are not rational.
COMPLETING THE SQUARE

A third method of solving quadratic equations that works with both real and imaginary roots is called
completing the square.

1. Put the equation into the form ax 2 + bx = – c.

2. Make sure that a = 1 (if a ≠ 1, multiply through the equation by before proceeding).

3. Using the value of b from this new equation, add to both sides of the equation to form a
perfect square on the left side of the equation.
4. Find the square root of both sides of the equation.
5. Solve the resulting equation.

Example 10

Solve for x: x 2 – 6 x + 5 = 0.

Arrange in the form of

Because a = 1, add , or 9, to both sides to complete the square.

Take the square root of both sides.

x – 3 = ±2

Solve.

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