IM Alg2.3.16 Practice: Solving Quadratics
What number should be added to the expression to result in an expression equivalent to a perfect square?
Noah uses the quadratic formula to solve the equation . He finds or . But, when he checks his answer, he finds that neither -2.5 nor 1 are solutions to the equation. Here are his steps: , , or Explain what Noah’s mistake was.
Solve the equation correctly.
Solve each quadratic equation with the method of your choice.
What are the solutions to the equation ?
Which expression is equivalent to ?
Write each expression in the form , where and are real numbers.
Let and . Write each expression in the form , where and are real numbers.