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Lesson 11: Solving quadratic equations: factoring- Solving quadratics by factoring
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Solving quadratics by factoring review
Factoring quadratics makes it easier to find their solutions. This article reviews factoring techniques and gives you a chance to try some practice problems.
Example 1
Find the solutions of the equation.
In conclusion, the solutions are and .
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Example 2
Find the solutions of the equation.
In conclusion, the solutions are and .
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Example 3
Find the solutions of the equation.
In conclusion, the solutions are and .
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Practice
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- In the last practice problem they said x^2+3=4 when solved for is x=+1 or -1 shouldn't it be plus or minus square root of 1(11 votes)
- but they are the same because the √1 = 1(21 votes)
- how would i factor: 10x(x+1)=8x+12(5 votes)
- You need to simplify before trying to factor. You must have all terms on one side.
Basically, your equation should be in standard form: Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0
Then, you try to factor.
So, start by distributing the 10 to eliminate the parentheses.
Then Subtract both the 8x and 12.
Once that is done, see if you can factor the new polynomial.
If not, comment back and I'll help.(9 votes)
- How come on the second problem where it askes for the 2 solutions for x you could get it wrong when you have the correct answer because I got it wrong the first time that I typed my answers in but afer I swaped them places I got it wrong?(6 votes)
- I think the website has the problems set up so they expect the small value first and larger value second. This simplifies the programming.(4 votes)
- In problem 3 in the practice, once we get to:
p^2 = 4p
Couldn’t we have divided both sides of the equation by p?
And use the exponents property on the left hand side for (p^2)/p leaving us with
p^(2-1)=4
p=4
Once you replace p with [(x^2)+3] it also gives us +-1 as a result but without having to deal with the square root of negative 3 (i.e.: imaginary nb) hassle.(3 votes)- Quadratic equations create 2 solutions. Sometimes they are the same solution and the equation degrades to a single solution.
By dividing by "p", you destroy / lose the 2nd solution. You can't know that the 2nd solution will be a complex number at this point in solving the equation. And, as you get into higher level math, there are applications where you will want the complex solutions.(6 votes)
- How many others are in pre-cal 11, and want to become a math teacher going into final exams with only 60%. Seriously tho, that's what i have! 🤔(5 votes)
- One of the ways I ended up solving this problem is the following:
(x^2 +3)^2 = 4x^2+12
(x^2 +3).(x^2 +3)= 4(x^2+3)
/(x^2 +3) = /(x^2 +3)
x^2 +3 = 4
x^2 +3 -3 = 4 - 3
x^2 = 1
x = 1 or -1
Why does this different method of simplification get rid of the +/-sqrt-3 solution, while the method in the explanation above does not, and doing the long-hand, expansion and combination does not. Did I do something wrong or is this an interesting property of the equations we will learn about later?(3 votes)- When you divided by the x^2+3, you eliminated these two solutions from your problem. If either of these are used as solutions, you would get 0=0 on the second step, but they are not present on the third step. Think about a simpler problem, x^2=x If you do x^2-x, factor out an x to get x(x-1)=0, you get solutions of 0 and 1, If you divide by x to get x=1, you have misplaced the x=0 that disappeared when you divided by x.(2 votes)
- In the example 2: 3x^2 + 33x + 30 = 0
the first step for solving the equation gives me
3(x^2 + 11x + 3)=0 but this is inconsistent because I could perfectly divide both sides into (x^2 + 11x + 3) without violating any math rules and the result will give me 3 = 0 which is not true. Are math rules inconsistent or incoherent when dividing 0?(2 votes)- Joseph,
First, you may want to check your arithmetic on your first step: 30/3 = 10.
Second, the exercises ask us to solve forx
. Your second step eliminatesx
from the equation. You cannot solve for a variable that is no longer there.
Typically, if you end up with something like3 = 0
, it indicates that either you have made an error or there is no solution to the problem.(4 votes)
- How do you solve a quadratic equation which cannot be factored?(1 vote)
- You apply the quadratic equation, which is taught in the next lesson.
The quadratic equation states that for ax^2 + bx + c = 0
x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4 * a * c)] / (2 * a)
Notice how b^2 - 4 * a * c has to be greater than or equal to 0, thus if that's not the case, you have to express the answer in complex form.(4 votes)
- Find all real solutions of the equation by factoring. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
x2 − x = 12
how would I solve that is it the same way as we did for the first example(2 votes)- Yes, you would solve it like the 1st example. Move all terms to the same side, then factor to solve.(2 votes)
- Why is there no real solutions to the equation x^2 +3=0?(2 votes)
- because there is no real number you can plug in for x to make it true. it might be easier to use algebra and make it say x^2 = -3. Now, what number can you square to make -3?
If it still doesn't make sense let me know(2 votes)