To factor quadratic trinomials, we find the two numbers which add to a certain number, and multiply to equal a certain number. Let me explain using the general form of a quadratic trinomial: ax2 + bx + c.
If the quadratic trinomial is monic (coefficient on x2 is 1), then you simply find two numbers which add up to the coefficient of x (b) and multiply to give the constant (c).
For example: The monic quadratic trinomial x2 - 5x + 6. Two numbers which add up to to give -5 and multiply to give 6 are -3 and -2. (-3 + -2 = -5; -3 x -2 = 6). Therefore the factors are (x - 3)(x-2).
If the quadratic trinomial is non-monic (coefficient on x2 is greater than 1), then there's a slightly different method to go around solving them. I'll show this through the example: 2x2 + 5x - 3. We start off by changing the coefficient by multiplying it by the coefficient of x2 (in this case, 2). So the new coefficient will by -6. Then we split the equation into two factors (2x )(2x ) [They are blank because we don't know the numbers yet], and divide the factors by the coefficient of x2 (which is 2). So we have (2x )(2x ) divided by 2.
Then we use the method of solving monic quadratics, and find two numbers which add to give +5, and multiply to give -6 (the new constant). In this case, the numbers are +6 and -1. (6 + -1 = 5; 6 x -1 = -6). So we put in our two numbers to get (2x + 6)(2x - 1) all over 2. Lastly, we make sure we factorise any of the factors [(2x + 6) can be factored as 2(x + 3)] to get 2(x+3)(2x-1) all over 2. And we just cancel out both twos on the numerator and denominator, and we are left with (x + 3)(2x - 1).
One last example for non-monic quadratics: 4x2 + 7x - 2. First step: Multiply coefficient of x2 with constant to get new constant (4 x -2 = -8). Then we put the coefficient of x2 over the two factors we are yet to find. So we get (4x )(4x ) divided by 4. We then find the two numbers which add to give 7 and multiply to give -8, which are +8 and -1. We then have (4x + 8)(4x - 1) all over 4. Factorise whatever we can, to get 4(x+2)(4x-1) all over 4. Cancel out the 4s and we are left with (x + 2)(4x - 1).
It means you are required to "solve" a quadratic equation by factorising the quadratic equation into two binomial expressions. Solving means to find the value(s) of the variable for which the expression equals zero.
If you are in the mathematics field then you might be using it everyday; otherwise... not so much
That means that both of your brackets will have minus signs.
Yes. You can calculate the two roots of a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula, and because there are square roots on the quadratic formula, and if the radicand is not a perfect square, so the answer to that equation has decimal.
A Quadratic
Yes, simply treat the middle coefficient as 0.
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the difference between the two is that in quadratic u find the factors of the last term that when u add/subtract u get the answer of the middle term. while the general quadratic trinomial u find the factors of both first term and last term and proceed to trial and error. Welcome -Delin-shaw Guillermo
By knowing how to use the quadratic equation formula.
A quadratic equation
12x2-20x-8 = (12x+4)(x-2)
Yes FOIL method can be used with quadratic expressions and equations
It's much faster in most cases; however, factoring is not always possible.
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When the co-efficient of x2 is 1