5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 5­5 Day 1 Solving Quadratic Equations Objective: Solve quadratic equations in standard form by factoring. Nov 30­12:18 PM 1 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Check Skills You'll Need Factor each expression: 1. x2 + 5x ­ 14 2. 4x2 ­ 12x 3. 9x2 ­ 16 Nov 30­12:22 PM 2 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Remember that a quadratic equation in STANDARD FORM looks like this: 2 y = ax + bx + c So, how do we solve for x? [ Solving for x is finding the x­intercepts. The y­coordinates of the x­intercepts are 0. Therefore, we should set y equal to zero and solve for x. Nov 30­12:25 PM 3 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 y = ax2 + bx + c Once we factor and set y equal to zero, then what? TRY ONE! Nov 30­12:41 PM 4 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Let's solve for x: y = 2x2 ­ 11x + 15 Step 1: Set y equal to zero. y = 2x2 ­ 11x + 15 0 = 2x2 ­ 11x + 15 Step 2: Factor. Step 3: Use the zero product rule and solve. Nov 30­12:35 PM 5 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Solve for x using factoring: x2 + 7x = 18 Hint: Get all the terms on one side so that the other side is zero! Nov 30­12:46 PM 6 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Solve for x using factoring: 16x2 = 8x Nov 30­12:49 PM 7 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Solve for x using factoring: 2x2 + 4x = 6 Nov 30­12:49 PM 8 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 Dec 6­10:53 AM 9 5.5 Day 1 Solve by Factoring 2010 December 06, 2010 HOMEWORK Practice 5­5 Nov 30­12:53 PM 10