Solving Quadratics

Find the zeros of this quadratic.

• b=4/5, b=3
• b=4, b=-3
• b=1/5, b=3
• b=4/5, b=-3

What are the zeros?

• x= 0 and x= -4
• x= 0 and x= 4
• y= 0
• x= 2

Which of the following equations matches standard form of a quadratic?

• ax + by = c
• y = a(x - h)² + k
• y = ax² + bx + c
• y = mx + b

What is another word for zeros?

• y-intercepts
• roots
• vertex
• axis of symmetry

Solve by factoring:

x² + 2x - 24 = 0

• x = -6, x = 4

• x = 6, x = -4

• x = 12, x = -2

• x = 8, x = -3

Solve by factoring:
x² - 9x = 0

• 9
• 0, 9
• -9, 0
• -9

Solve using the square root method:

x² - 49 = 0

• x = -7, x = 7

• x = -7

• x = 7

• x = -7, x = 1

Solve by Quadratic Formula

6x² + 17x + 12 = 0

• x = -4/3, x = -3/2

• x = 9, x = 8

• x = 4, x = 3

• x = -4, x = -3

Solve the quadratic

2x² + 7x - 15 = 0

• -1.5 or 5

• No Solution

• -5 or 1.5

• 0.7 or 5

If the discriminant is zero, how many solutions will there be?

• no real solutions

• two real solutions

• 1 real solution