Extracting the roots
x2=256
x=±16
Extracting roots involves isolating the square and then applying the square root property.
Completing the square
4x2+4x-3=0
x=-3
2
Completing the square means writing a quadratic in the form of a squared bracket and adding a constant if necessary. One application of completing the square is finding the maximum or minimum value of the function, and when it occurs.
factoring
3x(x−2)=0
x=0 or x=2
finding expressions that can be multiplied together to give the expression on one side of the equation.
Quadratic formula
6x² + 11x - 35 = 0.
x=5
3
A formula that gives the solutions of the general quadratic equation