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The Quadratic Formula

A quadratic equation is an equation of the form

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The solutions to a quadratic equation can be found using the quadratic formula:

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Use the quadratic formula to solve the following equations:

  1. tex2html_wrap_inline655 .
  2. tex2html_wrap_inline657 .
  3. tex2html_wrap_inline659 .
  4. tex2html_wrap_inline661 .
  5. tex2html_wrap_inline663 .
  6. tex2html_wrap_inline665 .

Write down as many thoughts and questions that come to mind as you can.



Carl Lee
Wed Apr 21 08:26:07 EDT 1999