Math Foundations
Equations
Quadratic Equations
A comprehensive overview of quadratic equations, including quadratic trinomials, completing the square, the discriminant, Vieta’s formulas, factoring, real-life applications, and even methods for solving them mentally.
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Externals
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Elementary Equations
Before solving quadratic equations, you must be able to solve elementary ones. There is no other way. Don’t even try.
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Important
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Begin Learning!
What is it?
Learn how quadratic equations arise from real-life situations, what quadratic equations and quadratic trinomials are, how they are related, and how to determine whether an equation is quadratic.
Quadratic equations in real life
Quadratic trinomial
Quadratic equation
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With missing terms
Quadratic equations with missing terms (incomplete quadratics) are the simplest forms of quadratic equations where the coefficient B, C, or both are missing. Let’s learn how to solve them correctly in each specific case.
Incomplete quadratic equation
Solving such equations
General formulas
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Completing the Square
The technique of “packing” an expanded expression into a compact squared binomial. This method allows you to solve any quadratic equation! Let’s learn how to do it with detailed examples and visualizations.
What is it?
Why do this?
Solving equations
Process visualization
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Quadratic formula
A clear derivation of the quadratic formula with a detailed explanation of every step. Learn what the discriminant is, where it comes from, and how it tells you how many roots a quadratic equation has.
General root formulas
Discriminant
Quadratic equation roots
Biquadratic equation
Limits of formulas
Solving algorithm
Deriving the quadratic formula
Even coefficient
Sridhara’s method
Trinomial equation
Reciprocal equation
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Factoring quadratics
Rewriting quadratic trinomials and quadratic equations as a product of factors instead of a sum of terms. Lets you solve equations quickly, simplify messy expressions, and spot the roots immediately.
Both plus and multiplication matter!
Why bother?
Factoring by hand
General factoring form
Any two numbers can be roots!
Roots plane
Factoring cases
Deriving the factorization formula
Factoring biquadratics
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Vieta’s Formulas
Two simple and very useful formulas that connect the roots of a quadratic trinomial with its coefficients. They let you check roots quickly, build equations, and study special kinds of quadratic equations.
Vieta’s formulas
Formulas or theorem?
How to remember?
What are they used for?
Formulas derivation
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Mental solving
A detailed breakdown of every way to solve quadratic equations mentally. Includes infinitely generated practice problems for each method separately and for all methods mixed together.
Incomplete equations
Zero sum
Perfect square
Factoring
Transfer A to C
Method chart
All methods mixed
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General formulas
All the formulas, concepts, and methods for solving quadratic equations, with the logic behind their derivation. A set of mixed problems that reduce to quadratic trinomials or quadratic equations.
Formulas chart
Solution chart
Mixed Problems
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Quadratic Equations