Solve Quadraticequations H2+7h-240=0 Tiger Algebra Solver

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Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

1.1 Factoring h2+7h-240 The first term is, h2 its coefficient is 1 .The middle term is, +7h its coefficient is 7 .The last term, "the constant", is -240 Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • -240 = -240 Step-2 : Find two factors of -240 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 7 .

For tidiness, printing of 14 lines which failed to find two such factors, was suppressedObservation : No two such factors can be found !! Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

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Step 2 :

Parabola, Finding the Vertex :

2.1 Find the Vertex of y = h2+7h-240Parabolas 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,Ah2+Bh+C,the h -coordinate of the vertex is given by -B/(2A) . In our case the h coordinate is -3.5000 Plugging into the parabola formula -3.5000 for h we can calculate the y -coordinate : y = 1.0 * -3.50 * -3.50 + 7.0 * -3.50 - 240.0 or y = -252.250

Parabola, Graphing Vertex and X-Intercepts :

Root plot for : y = h2+7h-240 Axis of Symmetry (dashed) {h}={-3.50} Vertex at {h,y} = {-3.50,-252.25} h -Intercepts (Roots) : Root 1 at {h,y} = {-19.38, 0.00} Root 2 at {h,y} = {12.38, 0.00}

Solve Quadratic Equation by Completing The Square

2.2 Solving h2+7h-240 = 0 by Completing The Square . Add 240 to both side of the equation : h2+7h = 240Now the clever bit: Take the coefficient of h , which is 7 , divide by two, giving 7/2 , and finally square it giving 49/4 Add 49/4 to both sides of the equation : On the right hand side we have : 240 + 49/4 or, (240/1)+(49/4) The common denominator of the two fractions is 4 Adding (960/4)+(49/4) gives 1009/4 So adding to both sides we finally get : h2+7h+(49/4) = 1009/4Adding 49/4 has completed the left hand side into a perfect square : h2+7h+(49/4) = (h+(7/2)) • (h+(7/2)) = (h+(7/2))2 Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another. Since h2+7h+(49/4) = 1009/4 and h2+7h+(49/4) = (h+(7/2))2 then, according to the law of transitivity, (h+(7/2))2 = 1009/4We'll refer to this Equation as Eq. #2.2.1 The Square Root Principle says that When two things are equal, their square roots are equal.Note that the square root of (h+(7/2))2 is (h+(7/2))2/2 = (h+(7/2))1 = h+(7/2)Now, applying the Square Root Principle to Eq. #2.2.1 we get: h+(7/2) = √ 1009/4 Subtract 7/2 from both sides to obtain: h = -7/2 + √ 1009/4 Since a square root has two values, one positive and the other negative h2 + 7h - 240 = 0 has two solutions: h = -7/2 + √ 1009/4 or h = -7/2 - √ 1009/4 Note that √ 1009/4 can be written as √ 1009 / √ 4 which is √ 1009 / 2

Solve Quadratic Equation using the Quadratic Formula

2.3 Solving h2+7h-240 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula . According to the Quadratic Formula, h , the solution for Ah2+Bh+C = 0 , where A, B and C are numbers, often called coefficients, is given by : - B ± √ B2-4AC h = ———————— 2A In our case, A = 1 B = 7 C = -240 Accordingly, B2 - 4AC = 49 - (-960) = 1009Applying the quadratic formula : -7 ± √ 1009 h = —————— 2 √ 1009 , rounded to 4 decimal digits, is 31.7648 So now we are looking at: h = ( -7 ± 31.765 ) / 2Two real solutions: h =(-7+√1009)/2=12.382 or: h =(-7-√1009)/2=-19.382

Two solutions were found :

1. h =(-7-√1009)/2=-19.382
2. h =(-7+√1009)/2=12.382