SOLUTION: I do not understand quadratics...It's so frustrating! I am failing algebra 2 and this CANNOT happen!!! I understand how to set it all up with the equation and the formula (a,b,c)

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Question 591352: I do not understand quadratics...It's so frustrating! I am failing algebra 2 and this CANNOT happen!!! I understand how to set it all up with the equation and the formula (a,b,c) and I can solve it up to the last part when you have to simplify it. I cant simplify it. So as an example: +1x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+4+=+0+ as an answer I got +4%2B-+sqrt%28-32%29+over+1+ and I simplified that to +4%2B-+4+sqrt%28-8%29+ please help me! I have a test coming up and my teacher is certainly not the most understanding guy. Thanks again for considering my problem :)
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the quadratic formula is ___ x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2+-+4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29

your example does not follow this

perhaps you have it memorized incorrectly?

x = %28-%28-4%29+%2B-+sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2+-+4%281%29%284%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 = 2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x%5E2-4x%2B4=0 Start with the given equation.


Notice that the quadratic x%5E2-4x%2B4 is in the form of Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC where A=1, B=-4, and C=4


Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "x":


x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29 Start with the quadratic formula


x+=+%28-%28-4%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-4%29%5E2-4%281%29%284%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 Plug in A=1, B=-4, and C=4


x+=+%284+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-4%29%5E2-4%281%29%284%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 Negate -4 to get 4.


x+=+%284+%2B-+sqrt%28+16-4%281%29%284%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 Square -4 to get 16.


x+=+%284+%2B-+sqrt%28+16-16+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 Multiply 4%281%29%284%29 to get 16


x+=+%284+%2B-+sqrt%28+0+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 Subtract 16 from 16 to get 0


x+=+%284+%2B-+sqrt%28+0+%29%29%2F%282%29 Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.


x+=+%284+%2B-+0%29%2F%282%29 Take the square root of 0 to get 0.


x+=+%284+%2B+0%29%2F%282%29 or x+=+%284+-+0%29%2F%282%29 Break up the expression.


x+=+%284%29%2F%282%29 or x+=++%284%29%2F%282%29 Combine like terms.


x+=+2 or x+=+2 Simplify.


So the only solution is x+=+2