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This document discusses quadratic theory, which is an important part of higher mathematics courses. It defines polynomial functions as having the format axn + bx(n-1) + ... + c, where n is a non-negative whole number. The degree of a polynomial is the largest power of x. Quadratic equations have degree 2. The discriminant of a quadratic equation tells us how many real roots it has: two real roots if the discriminant is positive, no real roots if negative, and one real root if zero. The document provides examples of finding the roots of quadratic equations by factorizing or using the quadratic formula, as well as examples of determining the number of roots based on the discriminant.

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This document discusses quadratic theory, which is an important part of higher mathematics courses. It defines polynomial functions as having the format axn + bx(n-1) + ... + c, where n is a non-negative whole number. The degree of a polynomial is the largest power of x. Quadratic equations have degree 2. The discriminant of a quadratic equation tells us how many real roots it has: two real roots if the discriminant is positive, no real roots if negative, and one real root if zero. The document provides examples of finding the roots of quadratic equations by factorizing or using the quadratic formula, as well as examples of determining the number of roots based on the discriminant.

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This document discusses quadratic theory, which is an important part of higher mathematics courses. It defines polynomial functions as having the format axn + bx(n-1) + ... + c, where n is a non-negative whole number. The degree of a polynomial is the largest power of x. Quadratic equations have degree 2. The discriminant of a quadratic equation tells us how many real roots it has: two real roots if the discriminant is positive, no real roots if negative, and one real root if zero. The document provides examples of finding the roots of quadratic equations by factorizing or using the quadratic formula, as well as examples of determining the number of roots based on the discriminant.

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Scottish Credit Level Standard Grade Course


www.mathsrevision.com
Quadr at i c Theor y
Created by
Graduate Bsc (Hons) MathsSci (Open) GIMA


Quadratic Theory is a very important part of the Higher Still course and in
Mathematics generally as it seems to pop up everywhere!

A polynomial function has the format


ax
n
Where n is a positive non-negative whole number
x
4
x
3
+ x
2
+
ax
2
b x + c + 0
x
b b
2
4ac
( )

2a
x
b b
2
4ac
( )
+
2a
b
2
4ac 0 >
2
b
2
4ac 0 <
b 4ac 0

And f

he discriminant of a quadratic equation is defined as being

he discriminant tells us a lot of useful information about the roots. We can have
Means 2 real roots

Means no real roots

Means one real root


The degree of the polynomial is given by the largest power of x.

Has degree 4


When the highest power is of degree 2 we give it a special name quadratic equation ".

We can find the roots of a quadratic (where it cuts the x-axis) by either factorising
(If this can be done easily) or by using the formula below.



or


T

b
2
4ac

T
three situations:-



Scottish Credit Level Standard Grade Course
www.mathsrevision.com
Quadr at i c Theor y
Created by
Graduate Bsc (Hons) MathsSci (Open) GIMA


1. State which of the following functions are polynomial functions justifying your




answer, stating the degree of the function where appropriate.
x
3
x
2
+ 2x + 1 +
x
2
1 +

x
3
x
4
+
1
2
x
6
+ + 5


Solution
Polynomial of degree 3



Not polynomial since -2 is a negative whole number


x
3
x
2
+ 2x + 1 +

x
2
1 +


x
3
x
4
+
1
2
x
6
+ 5 +
Polynomial of degree 6
2. Find the roots of the following quadratic functions below.



x
2
5x 6 +



Solution
x
2
20x 100 +


x
2
5x 6 + x 3 ( ) x 2 ( ) 0

x 3

x 2



x
2
20x 100 + x 10 ( ) x 10 ( ) 0

x 10

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Scottish Credit Level Standard Grade Course
www.mathsrevision.com
Quadr at i c Theor y
Created by
Graduate Bsc (Hons) MathsSci (Open) GIMA


3. Find a quadratic equation that satisfies the given roots.

x 5 and

x 8

Solution

Hence we have

0 x 8 ( ) x 5 ( )


x
2
13x 40 + 0



. By finding the discriminant of the quadratic equations below, determine the
d



4
number roots each function has (you can evaluate them if you wish if you nee
the practice!)
x
2
1 0

x
2
1 + 0

x
2
2x + 1 + 0



Solution

x
2
1 0

b
2
4ac 0
2
41 1 ( ) [ ] 4 0 >

Hence 2 real roots
x
2
1 + 0 b
2
4ac 0
2
41 1 ( ) 4 0 < Hence no real roots

+ 0 x
2
2x + b
2
4ac 2 ( )
2
41 1 ( ) 0 Hence one real root 1






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