QUADRATIC EQUATION • WHAT IS QUADRATIC EQUATION? • A QUADRATIC EQUATION IS AN EQUATION OF THE SECOND DEGREE MEANING IT CONTAINS AT LEAST ONE TERM THAT IS SQUARED. • THE STANDARD FORM IS ax + b + c=0 with a , b and c being constants or numerical coefficients , and x being an unkwon variable. STANDARD FORM EQUATION EXAMPLE THE EASIEST WAY TO LEARN QUADRATIC EQUATIONS IS TO START IN STANDARD FORM. WHILE NOT EVERY QUADRATIC EQUATION YOU SEE WILL BE IN THIS FORM.IT’S STILL HELFUL TO SEE EXAMPLE, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FIRST CONSTANT a CONNOT BE ZERO. • QUADRATIC EQUATION EXAMPLES IN FACTORED FORM. • FACTORING IS ONE WAY TO SOLVE IN QUADRATIC EQUATION IN FACTORED FORM.