5 Ways to Solve Quadratics

Solve
4m² - 100 = 0

• m=25, -25
• m=96
• m=5, -5
• m=-96

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

What is another word for zeros?

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

How many zeros does this parabola have? 

• 3
• 2
• 0
• 1

What are the x-intercept/s of the function? 

• {x|x = 3}
• {x|x =-3,3}
• (3, 0)
• (-3, 0)&(3, 0)

What are the factors AND solutions of x² + 2x – 3 = 0

• (x - 2)(x + 1); x=2, x=-1
• (x + 1)(x - 3); x=-1, x=3
• (x + 2)(x - 1); x=-2, x=1
• (x - 1)(x + 3); x=1, x=-3

• ± 1
• ± 4/3
• ± 3/4
• No real solution

Solve by taking square roots:
4m² - 100 = 0

• m=25, -25
• m=96
• m=5, -5
• m=-96

Solve
(4a + 3)(4a - 3) = 0

• a = ^-3/₄, ³/₄ 
• a = ^-4/₃, ⁴/₃ 
• a = ^-9/₁₆, ⁹/₁₆ 
• a = ^-16/₉, ¹⁶/₉