Math Flashcards

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A quadratic equation

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In the variable x is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a=/0. This form is said to be in standard form

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The highest degree or the quadratic equation is

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2

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A complete quadratic equation contains

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Contains both the first, and second power of thr variable.

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An example of complete quadratic equation is

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x2 + 4x - 5 = 0

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There are equations which do not have the first power of the variable or shall we say b = 0. Thus we can easily solve the equation by

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Extracting square root

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The principle involved in solving quadratic equations by factoring rests on the

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Zero - Product property (sometimes called as zero-factor property)

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Three types of factoring in general

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Common monomial factor (ab + ac = a(b+c))
Difference of two squares (a2 – b2 = (a+b)(a-b)
Quadratic trinomial (ax2 + bc + c = (a1x + c1)(a2x + c2)
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