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Algebraic

For the following exercises, solve the quadratic equation by factoring.

x 2 9 x + 18 = 0

x = 6 , x = 3

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6 x 2 + 17 x + 5 = 0

x = 5 2 , x = 1 3

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3 x 2 75 = 0

x = 5 , x = −5

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4 x 2 = 9

x = 3 2 , x = 3 2

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5 x 2 = 5 x + 30

x = −2 ,

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7 x 2 + 3 x = 0

x = 0 , x = 3 7

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For the following exercises, solve the quadratic equation by using the square root property.

x 2 = 36

x = −6 , x = 6

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( x 1 ) 2 = 25

x = 6 , x = −4

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( 2 x + 1 ) 2 = 9

x = 1 , x = −2

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For the following exercises, solve the quadratic equation by completing the square. Show each step.

x 2 9 x 22 = 0

x = −2 , x = 11

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x 2 6 x = 13

x = 3 ± 22

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2 + z = 6 z 2

z = 2 3 , z = 1 2

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2 x 2 3 x 1 = 0

x = 3 ± 17 4

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For the following exercises, determine the discriminant, and then state how many solutions there are and the nature of the solutions. Do not solve.

x 2 + 4 x + 7 = 0

Not real

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9 x 2 30 x + 25 = 0

One rational

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6 x 2 x 2 = 0

Two real; rational

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For the following exercises, solve the quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula. If the solutions are not real, state No Real Solution .

x 2 + x = 4

x = 1 ± 17 2

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3 x 2 5 x + 1 = 0

x = 5 ± 13 6

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4 + 1 x 1 x 2 = 0

x = 1 ± 17 8

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Technology

For the following exercises, enter the expressions into your graphing utility and find the zeroes to the equation (the x -intercepts) by using 2 nd CALC 2:zero. Recall finding zeroes will ask left bound (move your cursor to the left of the zero,enter), then right bound (move your cursor to the right of the zero,enter), then guess (move your cursor between the bounds near the zero, enter). Round your answers to the nearest thousandth.

Y 1 = −3 x 2 + 8 x 1

x 0.131 and x 2.535

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To solve the quadratic equation x 2 + 5 x 7 = 4 , we can graph these two equations

Y 1 = x 2 + 5 x 7 Y 2 = 4

and find the points of intersection. Recall 2 nd CALC 5:intersection. Do this and find the solutions to the nearest tenth.

x 6.7 and x 1.7

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To solve the quadratic equation 0.3 x 2 + 2 x 4 = 2 , we can graph these two equations

Y 1 = 0.3 x 2 + 2 x 4 Y 2 = 2

and find the points of intersection. Recall 2 nd CALC 5:intersection. Do this and find the solutions to the nearest tenth.

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Extensions

Beginning with the general form of a quadratic equation, a x 2 + b x + c = 0 , solve for x by using the completing the square method, thus deriving the quadratic formula.

a x 2 + b x + c = 0 x 2 + b a x = c a x 2 + b a x + b 2 4 a 2 = c a + b 4 a 2 ( x + b 2 a ) 2 = b 2 4 a c 4 a 2 x + b 2 a = ± b 2 4 a c 4 a 2 x = b ± b 2 4 a c 2 a

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Show that the sum of the two solutions to the quadratic equation is b a .

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A person has a garden that has a length 10 feet longer than the width. Set up a quadratic equation to find the dimensions of the garden if its area is 119 ft. 2 . Solve the quadratic equation to find the length and width.

x ( x + 10 ) = 119 ; 7 ft. and 17 ft.

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Abercrombie and Fitch stock had a price given as P = 0.2 t 2 5.6 t + 50.2 , where t is the time in months from 1999 to 2001. ( t = 1 is January 1999). Find the two months in which the price of the stock was $30.

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Suppose that an equation is given p = −2 x 2 + 280 x 1000 , where x represents the number of items sold at an auction and p is the profit made by the business that ran the auction. How many items sold would make this profit a maximum? Solve this by graphing the expression in your graphing utility and finding the maximum using 2 nd CALC maximum. To obtain a good window for the curve, set x [0,200] and y [0,10000].

maximum at x = 70

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Real-world applications

A formula for the normal systolic blood pressure for a man age A , measured in mmHg, is given as P = 0.006 A 2 0.02 A + 120. Find the age to the nearest year of a man whose normal blood pressure measures 125 mmHg.

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The cost function for a certain company is C = 60 x + 300 and the revenue is given by R = 100 x 0.5 x 2 . Recall that profit is revenue minus cost. Set up a quadratic equation and find two values of x (production level) that will create a profit of $300.

The quadratic equation would be ( 100 x −0.5 x 2 ) ( 60 x + 300 ) = 300. The two values of x are 20 and 60.

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A falling object travels a distance given by the formula d = 5 t + 16 t 2 ft, where t is measured in seconds. How long will it take for the object to traveled 74 ft?

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A vacant lot is being converted into a community garden. The garden and the walkway around its perimeter have an area of 378 ft 2 . Find the width of the walkway if the garden is 12 ft. wide by 15 ft. long.

A rectangle inside of a larger rectangle. The smaller rectangle has the length labeled: 15 feet and the width labeled: 12 feet. The distance between the two rectangles is labeled as x on all four sides.

3 feet

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An epidemiological study of the spread of a certain influenza strain that hit a small school population found that the total number of students, P , who contracted the flu t days after it broke out is given by the model P = t 2 + 13 t + 130 , where 1 t 6. Find the day that 160 students had the flu. Recall that the restriction on t is at most 6.

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Questions & Answers

Three charges q_{1}=+3\mu C, q_{2}=+6\mu C and q_{3}=+8\mu C are located at (2,0)m (0,0)m and (0,3) coordinates respectively. Find the magnitude and direction acted upon q_{2} by the two other charges.Draw the correct graphical illustration of the problem above showing the direction of all forces.
Kate Reply
To solve this problem, we need to first find the net force acting on charge q_{2}. The magnitude of the force exerted by q_{1} on q_{2} is given by F=\frac{kq_{1}q_{2}}{r^{2}} where k is the Coulomb constant, q_{1} and q_{2} are the charges of the particles, and r is the distance between them.
Muhammed
What is the direction and net electric force on q_{1}= 5µC located at (0,4)r due to charges q_{2}=7mu located at (0,0)m and q_{3}=3\mu C located at (4,0)m?
Kate Reply
what is the change in momentum of a body?
Eunice Reply
what is a capacitor?
Raymond Reply
Capacitor is a separation of opposite charges using an insulator of very small dimension between them. Capacitor is used for allowing an AC (alternating current) to pass while a DC (direct current) is blocked.
Gautam
A motor travelling at 72km/m on sighting a stop sign applying the breaks such that under constant deaccelerate in the meters of 50 metres what is the magnitude of the accelerate
Maria Reply
please solve
Sharon
8m/s²
Aishat
What is Thermodynamics
Muordit
velocity can be 72 km/h in question. 72 km/h=20 m/s, v^2=2.a.x , 20^2=2.a.50, a=4 m/s^2.
Mehmet
A boat travels due east at a speed of 40meter per seconds across a river flowing due south at 30meter per seconds. what is the resultant speed of the boat
Saheed Reply
50 m/s due south east
Someone
which has a higher temperature, 1cup of boiling water or 1teapot of boiling water which can transfer more heat 1cup of boiling water or 1 teapot of boiling water explain your . answer
Ramon Reply
I believe temperature being an intensive property does not change for any amount of boiling water whereas heat being an extensive property changes with amount/size of the system.
Someone
Scratch that
Someone
temperature for any amount of water to boil at ntp is 100⁰C (it is a state function and and intensive property) and it depends both will give same amount of heat because the surface available for heat transfer is greater in case of the kettle as well as the heat stored in it but if you talk.....
Someone
about the amount of heat stored in the system then in that case since the mass of water in the kettle is greater so more energy is required to raise the temperature b/c more molecules of water are present in the kettle
Someone
definitely of physics
Haryormhidey Reply
how many start and codon
Esrael Reply
what is field
Felix Reply
physics, biology and chemistry this is my Field
ALIYU
field is a region of space under the influence of some physical properties
Collete
what is ogarnic chemistry
WISDOM Reply
determine the slope giving that 3y+ 2x-14=0
WISDOM
Another formula for Acceleration
Belty Reply
a=v/t. a=f/m a
IHUMA
innocent
Adah
pratica A on solution of hydro chloric acid,B is a solution containing 0.5000 mole ofsodium chlorid per dm³,put A in the burret and titrate 20.00 or 25.00cm³ portion of B using melting orange as the indicator. record the deside of your burret tabulate the burret reading and calculate the average volume of acid used?
Nassze Reply
how do lnternal energy measures
Esrael
Two bodies attract each other electrically. Do they both have to be charged? Answer the same question if the bodies repel one another.
JALLAH Reply
No. According to Isac Newtons law. this two bodies maybe you and the wall beside you. Attracting depends on the mass och each body and distance between them.
Dlovan
Are you really asking if two bodies have to be charged to be influenced by Coulombs Law?
Robert
like charges repel while unlike charges atttact
Raymond
What is specific heat capacity
Destiny Reply
Specific heat capacity is a measure of the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius (or Kelvin). It is measured in Joules per kilogram per degree Celsius (J/kg°C).
AI-Robot
specific heat capacity is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius or kelvin
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Source:  OpenStax, Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax CNX. Nov 14, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11758/1.6
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