SOLUTION: In your own words, explain how to solve a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula. Demonstrate the process with your own example.

Question 439755: In your own words, explain how to solve a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula. Demonstrate the process with your own example.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The will calculate the solutions of any .
A quadratic equation is an equation that can be written as
where a ≠ 0
In other words, a

a squared term as its highest power.
The of a is the of when you set the equation equal to ,
or when you solve the following general equation:
Given a quadratic equation:
The quadratic formula below will solve the equation for zero
The quadratic formula is :
Example:
Quadratic Equation: where

Using the quadratic formula to solve this equation just substitute ,, and into the general formula:

here is the graph of and its solution:

so, as you can see, this quadratic function has only one solution (the parabola is touching x-axis at -1)

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