Best Method for Solving Quadratics

Decide on the best method:
3a² + 13a = -4

• Square Root Method

• Factor Method

• Complete the Square

• Quadratic Formula

Decide on the best method:
x² + 2x = -9

• Square Root Method

• Factor Method

• Complete the Square

• Quadratic Formula

Decide on the best method:
2x² - 7x + 2 = 0

• Square Root Method

• Factor Method

• Complete the Square

• Quadratic Formula

• Extracting the Root

• Factoring

• Completing the Square

• Quadratic Formula

What method is being used to solve the Quadratic?

• Quadratic Formula

• Factoring

• Completing the Rectangle

• Completing the Square

What would be the best method to solve this quadratic? (You don't have to solve!)

• Factoring

• Square roots

• Completing the square

• Quadratic formula

What would be the best method to solve this quadratic? (You don't have to solve!)

• Factoring

• Square roots

• Completing the square

• Quadratic formula

Match the following quadratics with their most appropriate method to solve.

• Difference of Two Squares Factoring

• x² + 6x - 1 = 20

• Find 2 numbers that mult. "a⋅" & add "b"

• 25x² + 20x + 4 = 0

• Quadratic Formula

• x² - 1 = 0

• Perfects Square Trinomial Factoring

• 31x² - 7x + 4 = 0

• Complete the Square

• x² + 7x + 10 = 0

Match each quadratic description below to the BEST method for solving.

• Solve by Factoring/ ZPP

• A quadratic that CANNOT be easily factored

• Solve by Isolating/ square rooting

• A quadratic that is a binomial with NO bx or "plain" x term.

• Solve by using the Quadratic Formula

• A quadratic that is a trinomial that CAN be easily factored

Select the solutions to the equation

4x² + 11x + 7 = 0

• x = - 1.75

• x = 6

• x = - 1

• x = 1