Purplemath  Your Algebra Resource This lesson may be printed out for personal use. Terms of (web)Use The Quadratic Formula - I Lessons Home Lesson pages: The Formula explained, The Discriminant: solutions and graphs The Formula explained Often, the simplest way to solve " ax bx c " for the value of x is to factor the quadratic , set each factor equal to zero, and then solve each factor. But sometimes the quadratic is too messy, or it doesn't factor at all, or you just don't feel like factoring. So, while factoring may not always be successful, the Quadratic Formula can always find the solution. The Quadratic Formula uses the " a ", " b ", and " c " from " ax bx c ", where " a ", " b ", and " c " are just numbers. The Formula is derived from the process of completing the square, and is formally stated as: | |
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