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What are the solutions for x when y equals 0 in the quadratic function y equals x2 plus x?
y = x2 + x = 0 x (X + 1) = 0 x = 0 is one solution x = -1 is the other
When are these kinds of numbers solutions to quadratic equations?
You need to be more specific. A quadratic equation will have 2 solutions. The 2 solutions can be equal (such as x² + 2x + 1 = 0, solution is -1 and -1). If one of the solutions is a real number, then the other solution will also be a real number. If one of the solutions is a complex number, then the other solution will also be a complex number. [a complex number has a real component and an imaginary component]In the equation: Ax² + Bx + C = 0. The term [B² - 4AC] will determine if the solution is a double-root, or if the answer is real or complex.if B² = 4AC, then a double-root (real).if B² > 4AC, then 2 real rootsif B² < 4AC, then the quadratic formula will produce a square root of a negative number, and the solution will be 2 complex numbers.If B = 0, then the numbers will be either pure imaginary or real, and negatives of each other [ example 2i and -2i are solutions to x² + 4 = 0]Example of 2 real and opposite sign: x² - 4 = 0; 2 and -2 are solutions.
How many complex number solutions can exist for a quadratic equation?
Quadratic equations always have 2 solutions. The solutions may be 2 real numbers (think of a parabola crossing the x axis at 2 different points) or it could have a "double root" real solution (think of a parabola just touching the x-axis at its vertex), or it can have complex roots (which will be complex conjugates of each other). For the last scenario, the graph of the parabola will not touch the x axis.
How do you translate Quadratic equation?
Translate to what? I assume you need help interpreting it. The quadratic equation is used to solve the quadratic polynomial, ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c can be any number. For example, if you need to solve the equation x2 = 5 + 2x, you first convert it into the standard form mentioned above: x2 - 2x - 5 = 0. Now find the coefficients, a, b, and c. In this case, a = 1, b = -2, c = -5. Finally, you replace these coefficients in the quadratic equation. The "plus-minus" sign simply means that the quadratic equation is a shortcut for two equations - one in which you add, the other in which you subtract, the terms at the top. The solutions given by the quadratic equation are values of "x" that satisfy the equation.
How to compute the minimum and maximum function values of a quadratic function?
Suppose you have a quadratic function of the form y = ax2 + bx + c where a, b and c are real numbers and a is non-zero. [If a = 0 it is not a quadratic!] The turning point for this function may be obtained by differentiating the equation with respect to x, or by completing the squares. However you get there, the turning point is the solution to 2ax + b = 0 or x = -b/2a Now, if a > 0 then the quadratic has a minimum at x = -b/2a and it has no maximum because y tends to +∞ as x tends to ±∞ . if a < 0 then the quadratic has a maximum at x = -b/2a and it has no minimum because y tends to -∞ as x tends to ±∞. You evaluate the value of y at this point. y = a(-b/2a)2 + b(-b/2a) + c = b2/4a - b2/2a + c = -b2/4a + c = -(b2 - 4ac)/4a In either case, if the domain of the function is bounded on both sides, then the missing extremum will be at one or the other bound - whichever is further away from (-b/2a).
