Solving Quadratics Review

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What is a quadratic equation?

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What is the Quadratic Formula?

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What does the discriminant tell us about a quadratic equation?

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How do you solve a quadratic equation by factoring?

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What is completing the square?

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How can you determine the number of solutions from a graph of a quadratic function?

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The number of solutions corresponds to the number of times the graph intersects the x-axis: two intersections mean two solutions, one intersection means one solution, and no intersections mean no solutions.

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What is the vertex of a parabola?

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What is the axis of symmetry in a quadratic function?

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How do you solve a quadratic equation using square roots?

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To solve using square roots, isolate the squared term and take the square root of both sides, remembering to consider both the positive and negative roots.

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What is the standard form of a quadratic function?

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