Quadratic Formula

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What is the quadratic formula?

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What does it mean if a quadratic equation cannot be factored?

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It means that the roots of the equation are not rational numbers, and the quadratic formula must be used to find the solutions.

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What is the zero product property?

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How do you identify coefficients in a quadratic equation?

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What is the discriminant in the quadratic formula?

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What does a positive discriminant indicate?

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A positive discriminant indicates that the quadratic equation has two distinct real roots.

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What does a zero discriminant indicate?

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A zero discriminant indicates that the quadratic equation has exactly one real root (a repeated root).

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What does a negative discriminant indicate?

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A negative discriminant indicates that the quadratic equation has no real roots, but two complex roots.

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