Solution - Quadratic equations

Rearrange:

Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation :

                     x*(x+2)-(11555)=0 

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  x • (x + 2) -  11555  = 0 

Step  2  :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 2.1     Factoring  x²+2x-11555 

The first term is,  x²  its coefficient is  1 .
The middle term is,  +2x  its coefficient is  2 .
The last term, "the constant", is  -11555 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • -11555 = -11555 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -11555  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   2 .

Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  x2 + 2x - 11555  = 0 

Step  3  :

Parabola, Finding the Vertex :

 3.1      Find the Vertex of   y = x²+2x-11555

Parabolas have a highest or a lowest point called the Vertex .   Our parabola opens up and accordingly has a lowest point (AKA absolute minimum) .   We know this even before plotting  "y"  because the coefficient of the first term, 1 , is positive (greater than zero). 

 Each parabola has a vertical line of symmetry that passes through its vertex. Because of this symmetry, the line of symmetry would, for example, pass through the midpoint of the two  x -intercepts (roots or solutions) of the parabola. That is, if the parabola has indeed two real solutions. 

 Parabolas can model many real life situations, such as the height above ground, of an object thrown upward, after some period of time. The vertex of the parabola can provide us with information, such as the maximum height that object, thrown upwards, can reach. For this reason we want to be able to find the coordinates of the vertex. 

 For any parabola,Ax²+Bx+C,the  x -coordinate of the vertex is given by  -B/(2A) . In our case the  x  coordinate is  -1.0000  

 Plugging into the parabola formula  -1.0000  for  x  we can calculate the  y -coordinate : 
  y = 1.0 * -1.00 * -1.00 + 2.0 * -1.00 - 11555.0
or   y = -11556.000

Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :

Root plot for :  y = x²+2x-11555
Axis of Symmetry (dashed)  {x}={-1.00} 
Vertex at  {x,y} = {-1.00,-11556.00} 
 x -Intercepts (Roots) :
Root 1 at  {x,y} = {-108.50, 0.00} 
Root 2 at  {x,y} = {106.50, 0.00} 

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square

 3.2     Solving   x²+2x-11555 = 0 by Completing The Square .

 Add  11555  to both side of the equation :
   x²+2x = 11555

Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of  x , which is  2 , divide by two, giving  1 , and finally square it giving  1 

Add  1  to both sides of the equation :
  On the right hand side we have :
   11555  +  1    or,  (11555/1)+(1/1) 
  The common denominator of the two fractions is  1   Adding  (11555/1)+(1/1)  gives  11556/1 
  So adding to both sides we finally get :
   x²+2x+1 = 11556

Adding  1  has completed the left hand side into a perfect square :
   x²+2x+1  =
   (x+1) • (x+1)  =
  (x+1)²
Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since
   x²+2x+1 = 11556 and
   x²+2x+1 = (x+1)²
then, according to the law of transitivity,
   (x+1)² = 11556

We'll refer to this Equation as  Eq. #3.2.1  

The Square Root Principle says that When two things are equal, their square roots are equal.

Note that the square root of
   (x+1)²   is
   (x+1)^2/2 =
  (x+1)¹ =
   x+1

Now, applying the Square Root Principle to  Eq. #3.2.1  we get:
   x+1 = √ 11556

Subtract  1  from both sides to obtain:
   x = -1 + √ 11556

Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative
   x² + 2x - 11555 = 0
   has two solutions:
  x = -1 + √ 11556
   or
  x = -1 - √ 11556

Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula

 3.3     Solving    x²+2x-11555 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula .

 According to the Quadratic Formula,  x  , the solution for   Ax²+Bx+C  = 0  , where  A, B  and  C  are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by :
                                     
            - B  ±  √ B²-4AC
  x =   ————————
                      2A

  In our case,  A   =     1
                      B   =    2
                      C   =  -11555

Accordingly,  B²  -  4AC   =
                     4 - (-46220) =
                     46224

Applying the quadratic formula :

               -2 ± √ 46224
   x  =    ———————
                        2

Can  √ 46224 be simplified ?

Yes!   The prime factorization of  46224   is
   2•2•2•2•3•3•3•107 
To be able to remove something from under the radical, there have to be  2  instances of it (because we are taking a square i.e. second root).

√ 46224   =  √ 2•2•2•2•3•3•3•107   =2•2•3•√ 321   =
                ±  12 • √ 321

  √ 321   , rounded to 4 decimal digits, is  17.9165
 So now we are looking at:
           x  =  ( -2 ± 12 •  17.916 ) / 2

Two real solutions:

 x =(-2+√46224)/2=-1+6√ 321 = 106.499

or:

 x =(-2-√46224)/2=-1-6√ 321 = -108.499

Two solutions were found :

1.  x =(-2-√46224)/2=-1-6√ 321 = -108.499
2.  x =(-2+√46224)/2=-1+6√ 321 = 106.499