Root Quadratic Equations

 Root Quadratic Equations

Learn How To Do Root Quadratic Equations Step By Step!

If you’re prepared to see how to do root quadratic equations in math… then you’ve come to the right place.


 

A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and (the first power of) a single variable.

Linear equations can have one or more variables. Linear equations occur with great regularity in applied math.

While they arise quite naturally when modeling many phenomena, they are particularly useful since many non-linear equations may be reduced to linear equations by assuming that quantities of interest vary to only a small extent from some “background” state in math, such as this root quadratic equations.

Root Quadratic Equations  

A pure quadratic equation can be solved by taking the square root of both sides of the equation. Before taking the square root, the equation must be arranged with the 110.jpg term isolated on the left hand side of the equation and its coefficient reduced to 1. There are four steps in solving pure quadratic equations by taking the square root.

Step 1. Using the addition and subtraction axioms, isolate the x2 term on the left-hand side of the equation.
Step 2. Using the multiplication and division axioms, eliminate the coefficient from the
110.jpg term.
Step 3. Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
Step 4. Check the roots.

 

In taking the square root of both sides of the equation, there are two values that satisfy the equation. For example, the square roots of 110.jpg are +x and -x since 27.jpg and 35.jpg. The square roots of 25 are +5 and -5 since (+5)(+5) = 25 and (-5)(-5) = 25. The two square roots are sometimes indicated by the symbol ±. Thus, 51.jpg. Because of this property of square roots, the two roots of a pure quadratic equation are the same except for their sign.

 

At this point, it should be mentioned that in some cases the result of solving pure quadratic equations is the square root of a negative number. Square roots of negative numbers are called imaginary numbers and will be discussed later in this section.

61.jpg

71.jpg

 

If a pure quadratic equation is written in general form, a general expression can be written for its roots. The general form of a pure quadratic is the following.

81.jpg

 

Using the subtraction axiom, subtract c from both sides of the equation.

93.jpg

 

Using the division axiom, divide both sides of the equation by a.

10.jpg

 

1112.jpg

1211.jpg

 

Check For More Linear Equations Lesson  At Kids Math Blog Here.


Related posts:

  1. Solving Quadratic Equations
  2. Algebraic Differential Equations
  3. Fractional Equations
  4. Linear Algebra Introduction
  5. Linear Algebra Applications

No Comments

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Partly powered by CleverPlugins.com