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Brittni cook
Math 3
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April 30, 2017
Using the Quadratic Formula
The Quadratic formula is used to solve quadratic equations. The quadratic is

and usually solve Equations like .The quadratic

formula provides the roots (also called zeroes or x-intercepts) of a quadratic equation. A
quadratic equation is a second-degree equation; its highest term is raised to the second power.
Quadratic equations take the form of a parabola. They open upward if the coefficient of the first
(x^2) term is positive and downward if the coefficient is negative.There are different ways to
solve a quadratic equation such as factoring where you use the box and diamond method.

. Though is is effective there's a chance it will not factor out nicely and you'll
have to do the quadratic formula. Sometimes it's easier to use it in the first place.

How to use the quadratic formula,

Solve:
1. youll want to put the equation above into the formula.

Citation: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-quadratic-formula-1
http://math.tutorvista.com/algebra/factoring-trinomials.html
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A= B= C=

2.

3.well want to simplify as much as we can (no don't do the square root, simplify what's inside).
The negatives will cancel on the eight. (-8)^2 will equal 64. 4(2)(.24) comes out to be -192. And

finally 2(2) is 4.

5. We simplify more.

6. the square root of 256 is 16. Once here we can divide 4/16
and 8/4 giving us 2 and 4. To get our two roots we add 2 and 4 then subtract.

is our answer.
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Polydoku ( )needs the quadratic formula for once we get done

completing the puzzle we are left with something that is and from there we can
find the roots of the function. Also another way the quadratic formula is useful is with finding the
roots of polynomials. The quadratic formula is also great since it can find complex roots that
don't show up on the X- axis.
Applying the quadratic formula to everyday things is simple. As simple as
throwing a ball,

The height starts at 3 m: 3

It travels upwards at 14 meters per second (14 m/s): 14t

Gravity pulls it down, changing its position by about 5 m per second

squared: 5t2
So the equation would be -5t2 +14t+3= 0 and if we graphed that itd look
like someone throwing a ball starting at 3 meters high and went 3 meters
in distance when it hit the ground. The -.02 is where it was Before it it was
thrown when it was still at ground level. Throwing a ball isn't the only thing
the quadratic is good for its good for figuring out finances and resistors in
parallel.