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Lesson 14: Quadratic Formula

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Completing the square is applied to the general quadratic to derive the quadratic formula. Before an area application example is given, there is a quick review of the four methods that have been presented for solving quadratic equations. Complex numbers are introduced before the discriminant is presented.
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Creator(s): 
Bruce Yoshiwara (Pierce College)
Cataloger: 
Bohdan Rhodehamel
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Developmental Mathematics Collection
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CC BY-NC-SA