9.5 Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula · 2018. 5. 9. · 9.5 Solving...
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9.5SolvingQuadraticEquationsUsingtheQuadraticFormula
ThenotoriousQUADRATICFORMULA!!!!
! = −$ ± $& − 4()2(
Example1:UsingtheQuadraticFormulaSolve2!& − 5! + 3 = 0usingthequadraticformulaExample2:ModelingwithmathematicsThenumberyofNorthernRockyMountainwolfbreedingpairsxyearssince1990canbemodeledbythefunction/ = 0.20!& + 1.8! − 3.Whenwerethereabout35breedingpairs?TheDiscriminant
$& − 4()inthequadraticformulaiscalledthediscriminant

Example3:Determiningthenumberofrealsolutionsa) Determinethenumberofrealsolutionsof!& + 8! − 3 = 0
b) Determinethenumberofrealsolutionsof9!& + 1 = 6!Example4:FindingtheNumberofx-interceptsofaParabolaFindthenumberofx-interceptsofthegraphof/ = 2!& + 3! + 9.SpiralReview:
Method Advantages DisadvantagesFactoring
Graphing
Usingsquareroots
Completingthesquare
QuadraticFormula

Example5:ChoosingaMethodSolveeachequationusinganymethod.Explainyourchoiceofmethod.
a) !& − 10! = 1Method:_______________
b) 2!& − 13! − 24 = 0Method:_______________
c) !& + 8! + 12 = 0Method:_______________
Homework:5,9,10,15,22,23,25,27,37-43odd,50,62



