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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hi I am new, and need help in a quadratic question can anyone help me ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya what do you need?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you show me the steps of how to solve quadratics?

OpenStudy (shamil98):

ax^2 + bx + c = 0 you plug in (a,b, and c) into the quadratic equation to find the solutions \[x = \frac{ -b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4(a)(c)} }{ 2a }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

show me how to find the solutions, in order to find them, what are the steps ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's just plugging in. Very simple, give a question so I can show you have it's done.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=2x^2+3x+c

OpenStudy (shamil98):

What is the value for c?.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would you solve that ? and plus i made this equation up. I'm not looking for a spefic answer, i just wanna learn the quadratics

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does c not have a value?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does it have to have a value ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, it does.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it does, then let c= -3

OpenStudy (shamil98):

a = 2 b=3 c = -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now plug into the equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=2x^2+3x+-3

OpenStudy (shamil98):

Plug those into the quadratic equation you get \[x = \frac{ -3\pm \sqrt{3)^2-4(2)(-3)} }{ 2(2) }\]

OpenStudy (shamil98):

\[x = \frac{ -3\pm \sqrt{9+24} }{ 4 }\]

OpenStudy (shamil98):

x = -3 +- √36 / 4 x = -3 + 6 / 4, x = -3 - 6 /4 x = 3/4 x= -9/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Shamil show don't know that square root it confuses me. Tell me what difference does it make that the quadratic formula which is y=x^2+bx+c

OpenStudy (shamil98):

y=x^2 + bx + c is not the quadratic formula

OpenStudy (shamil98):

That is used for graphic quadratic functions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What ??

OpenStudy (shamil98):

graphing*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhh for graphing only? no wonder, well show me how the square root one works

OpenStudy (shamil98):

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphquad.htm Read this page carefully it will explain how to graph quadratic functions..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But it's not the same as someone explaing it..

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