SOLUTION: can guys give me an explanation on how to solve quadratic equations and quadratic functions

Question 873756: can guys give me an explanation on how to solve quadratic equations and quadratic functions
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Getting it into the format
y = ax^2 + bx + c = 0
Quadratic formula ALWAYS works

Other ways
1) Factoring, if You can, to determine solution ***most popular
2) Using Matrices
3) Completing the Square and setting y to 0.
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