Given a quadratic equation with the leading coefficient of 1, factor it.
Find two numbers whose product equals
c and whose sum equals
b .
Use those numbers to write two factors of the form
where
k is one of the numbers found in step 1. Use the numbers exactly as they are. In other words, if the two numbers are 1 and
the factors are
Solve using the zero-product property by setting each factor equal to zero and solving for the variable.
Solving a quadratic equation by factoring when the leading coefficient is not 1
Factor and solve the equation:
To factor
we look for two numbers whose product equals
and whose sum equals 1. Begin by looking at the possible factors of
The last pair,
sums to 1, so these are the numbers. Note that only one pair of numbers will work. Then, write the factors.
To solve this equation, we use the zero-product property. Set each factor equal to zero and solve.
The two solutions are
and
We can see how the solutions relate to the graph in
[link] . The solutions are the
x- intercepts of
Using the zero-product property to solve a quadratic equation written as the difference of squares
Solve the difference of squares equation using the zero-product property:
Recognizing that the equation represents the difference of squares, we can write the two factors by taking the square root of each term, using a minus sign as the operator in one factor and a plus sign as the operator in the other. Solve using the zero-factor property.
Solving a quadratic equation by factoring when the leading coefficient is not 1
When the leading coefficient is not 1, we factor a quadratic equation using the method called grouping, which requires four terms. With the equation in standard form, let’s review the grouping procedures:
With the quadratic in standard form,
multiply
Find two numbers whose product equals
and whose sum equals
Rewrite the equation replacing the
term with two terms using the numbers found in step 1 as coefficients of
x.
Factor the first two terms and then factor the last two terms. The expressions in parentheses must be exactly the same to use grouping.
Factor out the expression in parentheses.
Set the expressions equal to zero and solve for the variable.
Questions & Answers
Ayele, K., 2003. Introductory Economics, 3rd ed., Addis Ababa.
what's the difference between a firm and an industry
Abdul
firm is the unit which transform inputs to output where as industry contain combination of firms with similar production 😅😅
Abdulraufu
Suppose the demand function that a firm faces shifted from
Qd 120 3P
to
Qd 90 3P
and the supply function has shifted from
QS
20 2P
to
QS
10 2P .
a) Find the effect of this change on price and quantity.
b) Which of the changes in demand and supply is higher?
Demand curve shows that how supply and others conditions affect on demand of a particular thing and what percent demand increase whith increase of supply of goods
Israr
Hi Sir please how do u calculate Cross elastic demand and income elastic demand?
Abari
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