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Chapter 3 - quadratic questions

The quadratic formula helps us solve any quadratic equation. First, we bring the equation to the form ax²+bx+c=0, where a, b, and c are coefficients. Then, we plug these coefficients in the formula: (-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a) . See examples of using the formula to solve a variety of equations.

HOW WE DO SLOVE QUADRATIC EQUATION Put all terms on one side of the equal sign, leaving zero on the other side.

Factor.

Set each factor equal to zero.

Solve each of these equations.

Check by inserting your answer in the original equation.

WHAT IS THE 3 QUADRATIC EQUATION Here are the three forms a quadratic equation should be written in:

1) Standard form: y = ax2 + bx + c where the a,b, and c are just numbers.

2) Factored form: y = (ax + c)(bx + d) again the a,b,c, and d are just numbers.

3) Vertex form: y = a(x + b)2 + c again the a, b, and c are just numbers.

Word and symbol

Main article: Percent sign

In British English, percent is usually written as two words (per cent), although percentage and percentile are written as one word.[9] In American English, percent is the most common variant[10] (but per mille is written as two words).

In the early 20th century, there was a dotted abbreviation form "per cent.", as opposed to "per cent". The form "per cent." is still in use in the highly formal language found in certain documents like commercial loan agreements (particularly those subject to, or inspired by, common law), as well as in the Hansard transcripts of British Parliamentary proceedings. The term has been attributed to Latin per centum.[11] The concept of considering values as parts of a hundred is originally Greek. The symbol for percent (%) evolved from a symbol abbreviating the Italian per cento. In some other languages, the form procent or prosent is used instead. Some languages use both a word derived from percent and an expression in that language meaning the same thing, e.g. Romanian procent and la sută (thus, 10% can be read or sometimes written ten for [each] hundred, similarly with the English one out of ten). Other abbreviations are rarer, but sometimes seen.

Grammar and style guides often differ as to how percentages are to be written. For instance, it is commonly suggested that the word percent (or per cent) be spelled out in all texts, as in "1 percent" and not "1%". Other guides prefer the word to be written out in humanistic texts, but the symbol to be used in scientific texts. Most guides agree that they always be written with a numeral, as in "5 percent" and not "five percent", the only exception being at the beginning of a sentence: "Ten percent of all writers love style guides." Decimals are also to be used instead of fractions, as in "3.5 percent of the gain" and not "3+1⁄2 percent of the gain". However the titles of bonds issued by governments and other issuers use the fractional form, e.g. "3+1⁄2% Unsecured Loan Stock 2032 Series 2". (When interest rates are very low, the number 0 is included if the interest rate is less than 1%, e.g. "0+3⁄4% Treasury Stock", not "3⁄4% Treasury Stock".) It is also widely accepted to use the percent symbol (%) in tabular and graphic material.

In line with common English practice, style guides—such as The Chicago Manual of Style—generally state that the number and percent sign are written without any space in between.[12] However, the International System of Units and the ISO 31-0 standard require a space.[13][14]

Calculating Room Areas

People frequently need to calculate the area of rooms, boxes or plots of land. An example might involve building a rectangular box where one side must be twice the length of the other side. For example, if you have only 4 square feet of wood to use for the bottom of the box, with this information, you can create an equation for the area of the box using the ratio of the two sides. This means the area -- the length times the width -- in terms of x would equal x times 2x, or 2x^2. This equation must be less than or equal to four to successfully make a box using these constraints.

Figuring a Profit

Sometimes calculating a business profit requires using a quadratic function. If you want to sell something – even something as simple as lemonade – you need to decide how many items to produce so that you'll make a profit. Let's say, for example, that you're selling glasses of lemonade, and you want to make 12 glasses. You know, however, that you'll sell a different number of glasses depending on how you set your price. At $100 per glass, you're not likely to sell any, but at $0.01 per glass, you'll probably sell 12 glasses in less than a minute. So, to decide where to set your price, use P as a variable. You've estimated the demand for glasses of lemonade to be at 12 - P. Your revenue, therefore, will be the price times the number of glasses sold: P times 12 minus P, or 12P - P^2. Using however much your lemonade costs to produce, you can set this equation equal to that amount and choose a price from there.