SOLUTION: How would I solve this using quadratic formula? f(x) = x^2 + 4

Question 139521: How would I solve this using quadratic formula?
f(x) = x^2 + 4

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve (note: since the polynomial does not have an "x" term, the 2nd coefficient is zero. In other words, b=0. So that means the polynomial really looks like notice , , and )

Plug in a=1, b=0, and c=4

Square 0 to get 0

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

After simplifying, the quadratic has roots of

or

Notice if we graph the quadratic , we get

graph of

And we can see that there are no real roots

To visually verify the answer, check out this page to see a visual representation of imaginary roots

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