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You are finding the roots or solutions. These are the values of the variable such that the quadratic equation is true. In graphical form, they are the values of the x-coordinates where the graph intersects the x-axis.
A linear equation is that of a straight line. Any one of the infinitely many points on the line will be solutions. If the equation is in terms of the variables x and y, just pick any two values of x, solve for y and the results will be the coordinates of two solutions.
The equation is |x|2-3|x|+2=0 If x>0 then the equation becomes x2-3x+2=0 (x-2)(x-1)=0 x=1,2 We get two values for x. If x<0, then the equation is again x2-3x+2=0 We again get two values. Therefore, the total number of solutions=4.
Select any three values of x in the domain of the equation. Solve the equation at these three points for the other variable, y. Then each (x, y) will be an ordered pair that is a solution of the equation.
A quadratic equation is one that can be written as y=Ax^2+Bx+C. The solutions are the values of x that make y=0. If an equation has solutions, say x=M and x=N, then Ax^2+Bx+C=(x-M)(x-N). For example: y=x^2-5x+6 So we want to find what values of x make the equation true: 0=x^2-5x+6 This happens at x=2, when y=(2)^2-5*(2)+6 =4-10+6 =0 and at x=3, when y=(3)^2-5*(3)+6 =9-15+6 =0 So the solutions are x=2 and x=3, and the equation can be written as y=(x-2)(x-3).