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What are Quadratics?

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Updated: 4/28/2022

Equations with an order of 2 (contains a value to the power of 2, i.e. x2).

An example of a quadratic equation is:

x2 + 10x + 7

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How do you judge whether an equation has solutions by looking at it in standard form?

If you're talking about two linear equations, make sure they are not parallel. If you're talking about quadratics, make sure that b2-4ac is not negative.


How are quadratic equations used in real life?

Many real life physics problems are parabolic in nature. Parabolas can be shown as a quadratic equation. If you have two variables then usually you can use the equation to find the best solution to a problem. Also, it is a beginning in the world of mathematical optimization. Some equations use more than two variables and require the technique used to solve quadratics to solve them. I just ran an optimization of 128 variables. To understand the parameters I needed to set I had to understand quadratics.


What are the solutions to the quadratic x2-2x-48 equals 0?

X^2 - 2X - 48 = 0 what two factors of - 48 add up to - 2 ? (X + 6)(X - 8) X = - 6 --------- X = 8 ---------by inspection can solve many quadratics


What quadratic function when graphed has x intercept of 4 and 3?

The simplest example that fits that is y = x^2 - 7x + 12. A math professor wouldn't like the process, but assuming we want a positive quadratic, and since positive quadratics are symmetrical along their minimums, we can skip some steps. We know that the local minimum is going to lie exactly between 3 and 4, at x = 7/2. Put everything on one side to get 2x - 7 = 0. Taking the integral (and skipping a few more steps) gets y = x^2 - 7x + c. Solving for c where y = 0 when x = 3, we find c = 12.


What are the pros and cons of solving quadratics by using the quadratic formula?

One pro of using the quadratic formula is that it will produce complex (imaginary) roots just as easily as it can produce real roots. (Factoring with imaginary numbers is a kind of a nightmare!) Another pro to the quadratic formula is that it eliminates the frustrating guess-and-check process. A con of the quadratic formula is that, when it comes to more simple problems, it is usually more time-consuming. A lot of textbook problems are quite easy to factor in your head--it is often not worth the effort of plugging numbers into a long formula. A second con of the quadratic formula is that it is quite long--you might write out the formula, accidentally forget a letter, and whole thing is useless. It's much easier to see that your work is correct when you're factoring.

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Which of the quadratics has a graph with only one x-intercept?

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Why are quadratics important in life?

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What are the rules of quadratics?

1. Quadratics should always contain a set of numbers inconjuction with letters (x usually). 2. Quadratics are always in the form ax2 + bx + c. Where a,b and c are constants and x is a variable. 'a' must always equal '0'. 3. The total equation must never equal '0'. 4. To solve quadratics, you DO NOT factorise. 5. To solve quadratics, use the formula x=a, therefore, b=c. 6. The word 'quadratics' literally means four. This in term means that there are four ways you can solve for the answer of the equation.


What is 2a3-5a2-39 In Rationalizing quadratics?

In rationalising quadratics 2a3 - 5a2 - 39 is an irrelevance. It is not a quadratic but a cubic and so not within the defined scope.


What are the release dates for Assignment Discovery - 1992 Lines and Quadratics?

Assignment Discovery - 1992 Lines and Quadratics was released on: USA: 5 October 2006


Why study quadratics?

mostly for some jobs like communication


Why do you set factors equal to 0 when solving quadratics?

10


A quadratic equation has how many real roots?

Quadratics can two, one or no real roots.


X4 - 36 factor the polynomial in quadratics form?

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What nineteenth century French mathematician worked with quadratic formulas?

Evariste Galois worked on quadratics when he was a teenager. He was able to establish the means to solve quadratics using radicals and laid the ground work for what became Galois theory. Unfortunately, he died when he was only 20 years old during a duel.


What are quadratics used for?

I am actually doing a project on quadratics right now. what i have learned is that quadratics are used alot in sports like golf to measure like the curve of a golf ball and they are alos used in buissness and higher math. I couldn't find alot of information about how they were used in real worl scenarios so i focused more on how porabala's are used in architecture, for example i said that the mccdonalds sign is two porabala's put together. This is the pbest i could do !

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