Saturday, December 22, 2012

How to prove that i don't need to find a discriminant to solve the quadratic y^2+6y+9=0?

Well, it is simple, since we recognize in the given form
of the quadratic a perfect square.


We've had been driven by
the formula:


(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab +
b^2


If we'll put a^2 = y^2 and b^2 = 9 => b=3 and
a=y


2ab = 2*3*y = 6y


y^2+6y+9
= (y+3)^2


We'll solve the
quadratic:


(y+3)^2 =
0


(y+3)(y+3) = 0


We'll put
y+3=0


y=-3


The
solutions of the quadratic are real numbers and they are equal: y1=y2 =
-3.

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