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Strategic
Intervention
Material
Mathematics IX

Solving Quadratic Equation by Factoring

Brian M. Mary
Lipay High School
Sta. Cruz, Zambales
Approved:

Deomedes M. Eclarino
Principal II
LEAST MASTERED SKILLS
Solving Quadratic Equation

Sub Tasks
Identifying quadratic equations
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 Rewriting quadratic equations to its
standard form
 Factor trinomials in the form x2 + bx + c
 Determine roots of quadratic equation
ax2 + bx + c = 0, by factoring
 Overview
A quadratic equation in one variable is a
mathematical sentence of degree 2 that can How are quadratic equations used
be written in the following form in solving real – life problems and in
making decisions?
ax2 + bx + c = 0,

where a, b, and c are real numbers and

Many formulas used in the
a ≠ 0.
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nature since they become
second-degree equations when
solving for one of the variables.
Likewise, many word problems
require the use of the quadratic
equation.

At the enrichment card,

we will consider one of the
common use of the quadratic
equations.
+ Activity Card # 1
Quadratic or Not Quadratic?
Direction. Identify which of the following equations
are quadratic and which are not.
Write QE if the equations are quadratic and NQE if
not quadratic equation.

__________ 1. 3m + 8 = 15
__________ 2. x2 – 5x – 10 = 0
__________ 3. 2t2 – 7t = 12
__________ 4. 12 – 4x = 0
__________ 5. 25 – r2 = 4r
 Activity Card # 2
Set Me to Your Standard!
Direction. Write each quadratic equation in
standard form, ax2 + bx + c = 0.

 1. 3x – 2x2 = 7 ____________________
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 2. 5 – 2r2 = 6r ____________________

 3. 2x(x – 3) = 15 ____________________

 4. (x + 3)(x + 4)= 0 ____________________

 5. (x + 4)2 + 8 = 0 ____________________
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What Made Me?
We learned how to multiply two binomials as follows:
Multiplying
factors terms Study Tip
(x+2)(x+6) = x2 + 6x + 2x + 12 = x2 + 8x + 12.
Alternate
YouMethod
can use the opposite
In factoring, we reverse the operation of FOIL to factor
Fa c to r i n g trinomials. For instance,
terms factors consider
Example 1.1
x2 + 8x + 12 = (x + 2)(x + 6)
x2+ x – 12

The following will enable us to see how a trinomial factors. (x + )(x + )

12 = 2 (6) Product Try factor pair of -12 until
the sum of the products
x2 + 8x + 12 = (x + 2)(x + 6) of the Inner and Outer
terms is x.

8=2+6 Sum
 In general, the trinomial x2 + bx + c will factor only if there are
two integers, which will we call m and n, such that m + n = b and
m(n) = c.

Sum Product
m+n m(n)

x2 + bx + c = (x + m)(x + n)

1. a2 + 11a + 18 m + n = 11 m(n) = 18
+ 2 + 9 = 11 2(9) = 18
The m and n values are 2 and 9. the factorization is,
a2 + 11a + 18 = (x + 2) (x + 9)

2. b2 – 2b – 15 m+n=-2 m(n) = - 15
3 + (-5) = - 2 3(-5) = - 15
The m and n values are 3 and - 5. the factorization is,
b2 – 2b – 15 = (x + 3) (x – 5)
 Factor the following trinomial in the form x2 + bx + c.

x2 + bx + c m+n m(n) (x + m)(x + n)

x2 + 4x – 12 6 + (-2) 6(-2) (x + 6)(x – 2)

w2 – 8w + 12

x2 + 5x - 24

c2
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+ 6c + 5

r2 + 5r – 14

x2 + 9x + 20

After learning how to factor trinomial in the form x2 + bx + c,

we will now determine roots of a quadratic equation using factoring.
Activity Card # 4 Factor then Solve!
Some quadratic equations can be solved easily by factoring. To solve each equations,
the following procedures can be followed.

1. Transform the quadratic equation into standard form if necessary.

2. Factor the quadratic expression.
3. Set each factor of the quadratic expression equal to 0.
4. Solve each resulting equation.

Example. Find the solution of x2 + 9x = -8 by factoring.

+ a. Transform the equation into standard form
x2 + 9x = -8  x2 + 9x + 8 = 0
b. Factor the quadratic expression
x2 + 9x + 8 = 0  (x + 1)(x +8) = 0
c. Set each factor equal to 0.
(x + 1)(x + 8) = 0  x+1=0 ; x+8=0
d. Solve each resulting equation.
x+1=0  x + 1 – 1 = 0 -1 x+8 =0  x+8–8=0-8
x=-1 x=-8
Try these!
Direction. Determine the roots of the following quadratic equations using
factoring.

1. x2 + 8x + 16 = 0 _____________________________________
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2. x2 – 9x – 14 = 0 _____________________________________
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3. y2 + 9y + 20 = 0 _____________________________________
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4. b2 – 10b + 21 = 0 ________________________________________________
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Choose the letter that best answer the question.
__________ 1. A polynomial equation of degree 2 that can be written in the form
𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, where a, b and c are real numbers, and a≠ 0.
a. Linear Equation
b. Linear Inequality
c. Quadratic Equation

+ d. Quadratic Inequality
__________ 2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 = 0 c. 4𝑏 − 2 = 12
b. 𝑦 3 − 1 = 0 d. 𝑥 = 5
__________ 3. The following are quadratic equation written in standard form except
a. 3𝑡 − 7 = 2 c. 2𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 − 1
b. 𝑠 2 + 5𝑠 − 4 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 = 2
__________ 4. What is the standard form of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 4?
a. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 4 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 4 = 0
__________ 5. What are the factors of the trinomial 𝑠 2 + 8𝑠 + 15?
a. (𝑠 – 3)(𝑠 – 5) c. (𝑠 + 3)(𝑠 + 5)
b. (𝑠 + 3)(𝑠 – 5) d. (𝑠 – 3)(𝑠 + 5)
__________ 6. If one of the factor of the trinomial 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 25 is 𝑥 + 5, what is the
other factor?
a. (𝑥 – 5) c. (𝑥 – 2)
b. (𝑥 + 2) d. (𝑥 + 5)
__________ 7. What is the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 8 = 0?
a. 𝑥 = −1; 𝑥 = − 8 c. 𝑥 = − 1; 𝑥 = 8
b. 𝑥 = 1; 𝑥 = − 8 d. 𝑥 = 1; 𝑥 = 8
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__________ 8. The roots of the quadratic equation are – 5 and 3. Which of the
following quadratic equations has these roots?
a. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
__________ 9. Which of the following term must not be equal to 0 in a quadratic
equation?
a. 𝑎𝑥 2 b. 𝑏𝑥 c. 𝑐 d. 0
__________ 10. In the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 = 0, one of the roots is 1. What is
the other root?
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a. 3 b. −1 c. − 3 d.
3
 *The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width and the area is 50 square cm. Find the length
and the width of the rectangle.
5 cm more than the width
Solution: w
w+5
w+5
Use the formula 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑟 𝐴 = 𝑙𝑤 and the fact that the area is 50 square cm
to set up an algebraic equation.

+ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 =
50 = 𝑤 + 5
𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ (𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ)
(𝑤)
Simplifying it, we notice that the equation is a quadratic equation.
50 = 𝑤 2 + 5𝑤
By using the concepts of solving quadratic equation by factoring, we get
𝑤 2 + 5𝑤 − 50 = 0
(w + 10) (w – 5) = 0
w + 10 = 0 w–5=0
w = - 10 w=5
At this point, we have two possibilities for the width of the rectangle, However, since w = - 10 is
impossible to be a width, choose the positive solution, w = 5. Back substitute to find the length,
length, w + 5 = 5 + 5 = 10.
Answer: The width is 5 feet and the length is 10 feet.
(Note: It is important to include the correct unit in the presentation of the answer. Make sure to indicate that the width is 5
feet and the length is 10 feet.)
Now it’s your turn…!

Problem:
The floor of a rectangular room has a length that is 4 feet more than twice
its width. If the total area of the floor is 240 square feet, then find the dimensions
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of the floor. (Note: The dimensions of the floor is the length and width of the floor.)

Answer:

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Learner’s Material – Mathematics IX, First Edition pp. 27 – 34

Holiday, Berchie. et. al. ALGEBRA 2. USA. The McGraw – Hill

Companies, 2008. pp. 253 – 256

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Wesner, et. al. ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA with APPLICATIONS.
Bernard J. Klein Publishing, 2006 pp. 152 – 156
Activity Card # 1 Quadratic or Not Quadratic? Activity Card # 4
1. NQE 1. x2 + 8x + 16 = 0 (x + 4)(x + 4) = 0
2. QE x+4=0
3. QE x+4–4=0–4
4. NQE x=-4
5. QE
2. x2 – 5x – 14 = 0 (x – 7)(x – 2) = 0
x–7=0 x–2=0
x–7+7=0+7 x–2+2=0+2
Activity Card # 2 Set Me to Your Standard x=7 x=2
1. - 2x2 + 3x – 7 = 0 or 2x2 – 3x + 7 = 0

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2. - 2r2 – 6r + 5 = 0 or 2r2 + 6r – 5 = 0 3. y2 + 9y + 20 = 0 (y + 5)(y + 4) = 0
3. 2x2 – 6x – 15 = 0 y+5=0 y+4=0
4. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 y+5–5=0–5 y+4–4=0–4
y=-5 y=-4
5. x2 + 8x + 24 = 0
4. b2 – 10b + 21 = 0 (b – 7)(b – 3) = 0
Activity Card # 3 What Made Me? b–7=0 b–3=0
b–7+7=0+7 b–3+3=0+3
x2 + bx + c m+n m(n) (x + m) (x + n) b=7 b=3

w2 – 8w + 12 -6+2 -6(2) (w – 6)(w + 2)

Assessment Card Enrichment Card
x2 + 5x – 24 8 + (-3) 8(-3) (x + 8)(x – 3)
1. c 6. d
c2 + 6c + 5 5+1 5(1) (c + 5)(c + 1) 2. a 7. a Answer:
The width is 10
3. a 8. d
r2 + 5r – 14 7 + (-2) 7(-2) (r + 7)(r – 2) feet and the length
4. d 9. a is 24 feet.
x2 + 9x + 20 5+4 5(4) (x + 5)(x + 4) 5. c 10. a
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