Square Root of Quadratics

What is this?

• This is the speed of light formula.

• This is the quadratic formula.

• This is the zero product property.

• This is scary.

Which method is MOST EFFICIENT to solve:
8x²  -  6  = 0

• Square Root Method

• Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

• Complete the Square

• Quadratic Formula

Can this quadratic be solved by BOTH square root method AND difference of squares?
16x² - 25 = 0

• Yes!

• No - just square root method

• No - just difference of squares method

The discriminant is

• ax²  + bx  +  c

• - b/2a

• b² - 4ac

• b² + 4ac

Can this quadratic be solved by BOTH square root method AND difference of squares?
2x² - 7 = 0

• Yes!

• No - just square root method

• No - just difference of squares method

Solve      3x² - 192 = 0

• -32 or 32

• No Solution

• -8 or 8

• -64 or 64

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square... x² + 4x + 1 = 0

• x = -2 ± √3

• x = -3 ± √2

• x = 2 ± √3

• x = 2 ± √2

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square...

x² - 6x + 2 = 0

• x = -3 ± √7

• x = 3 ± √7

• x = 7 ± √3

• x = -7 ± √3

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square... x² + 2x - 5 = 0

• x = -1 ± √6

• x = 1 ± √6

• x = 6 ± √1

• x = -6 ± √1

Choose the best method to solve this quadratic:

​ (a)  

3x² - 21 = 3

• Square Roots

• ZPP

• Quadratic Formula