SOLUTION: What are the roots of y=x^2+2x-3

Question 98414: What are the roots of y=x^2+2x-3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's use the quadratic formula to find the roots:

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve ( notice , , and )

Plug in a=1, b=2, and c=-3

Square 2 to get 4

Multiply to get

Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2

So now the expression breaks down into two parts

or

Lets look at the first part:

Add the terms in the numerator
Divide

So one answer is

Now lets look at the second part:

Subtract the terms in the numerator
Divide

So another answer is

So our solutions are:
or

Notice when we graph , we get:

and we can see that the roots are and . This verifies our answer
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