SOLUTION: What is the actual quadratic formula, and how would you actually get the quation itself? All formulas have a reason to how it was made. Such as, a stated theorem.
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Question 151721: What is the actual quadratic formula, and how would you actually get the quation itself? All formulas have a reason to how it was made. Such as, a stated theorem.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the actual quadratic formula, and how would you actually get the equation itself? All formulas have a reason to how it was made. Such as, a stated theorem.
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consider ax^2 = bx + c = 0
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solve this by completing the square of the left side, we have: = 0
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adding to both sides and completing the square on the left side: =
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Now if we factor the left side, using the square root property =
Finding the square root of both sides = +/-
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x = +/-
We end up with the famous quadratic formula, that we all love so well!
x =
